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mathematics till   she   was about   sixteen。        Her   brother�察�who   has no talent 



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for it�察�was receiving a mathematical lesson from a master while she was 

hemming       and   stitching   in  the   room。    In   this   way   she   first  heard   the 

problems of Euclid stated and was ravished。                When the lesson was over�察�

she carried off the book to her room and devoured it。                For a long time she 

pursued   her   studies   secretly�察  �as   she   had   scaled   heights   of   science   which 

were not considered feminine by those about her。 

       December 2d 

       I put down my pen yesterday when the carriage came to the door for 

my drive。      It was a day bright�察�beaming�察�and exhilarating as one of our 

own   winter   days。      I   was   so  busy   enjoying   the    unusual   beams   of     the 

unclouded sun that I did not perceive for some time that I had left my muff�察�

and was obliged to drive home again to get it。              While I was waiting in the 

carriage for the footman to get it�察�two of the most agreeable old´lady faces 

in the   world presented themselves   at   the   window。           They  were   the   Miss 

Berrys。     They had driven up behind me and got out to have a little talk on 

the sidewalk。      I took them into Mr。 Bancroft's room and was thankful that 

my muff had sent me back to receive a visit which at their age is rarely 

paid。 。 。 。 I found them full of delight at Mr。 Brooke�察�the Rajah of Sarawak�察�

with whose nobleness of soul they would have great sympathy。                     He is just 

now the lion of London�察�and like all other lions is run after by most people 

because he is one�察�and by the few because he deserves to be one。                      Now�察�

lest you should know nothing about him�察�let me tell you that at his own 

expense he fitted out a vessel�察�and established himself at Borneo�察�where he 

soon   acquired   so   great   ��an�А  �ascendancy   over   the   native   Rajah�察  �that   he 

insisted on resigning to him the government of his province of Sarawak。 

Here�察  �with   only   three   European   companions�察  �by   moral   and   intellectual 

force alone�察�he succeeded in suppressing piracy and civil war among the 

natives   and   opened   a   trade   with   the   interior   of   Borneo   which   promises 

great advantages to England。 。 。 。 Everybody here has the INFLUENZAa 

right´down influenza�察�that sends people to their beds。                 Those who have 

triumphed   at   their   exemption   in   the   evening�察  �wake   up   perhaps   in   the 

morning   full   of   aches   in   every   limb�察  �and   scoff   no   longer。   。   。   。   Dinner 

parties are sometimes quite broken up by the excuses that come pouring in 

at   the   last   moment。   Lady  John   Russell   had   seven   last   week   at   a   small 



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dinner of twelve�察�1��200 policemen at one time were taken off duty�察�so that 

the thieves might have had their own way�察�but they were probably as badly 

off themselves。 



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      LETTER�此                      �To Mr。 and Mrs。 I。P。D。 

         LONDON�察�December 16�察�1847 



     My dear Uncle and Aunt�此           � 。 。 On Saturday Mr。 Hallam wrote us that 

Sir Robert Peel had promised to breakfast with him on Monday morning 

and   he   thought   we   should   like   to   meet   him   in   that   quiet   way。 So   we 

presented   ourselves   at   ten   o'clock�察  �and   were   joined   by   Sir   Robert�察  �Lord 

Mahon�察�Macaulay�察�and Milman�察�who with Hallam himself�察�formed a circle 

that could not be exceeded in the wide world。             I was the only lady�察�except 

Miss Hallam�察�but I am especially favored in the breakfast line。                  I would 

cross the Atlantic only for the pleasure I had that morning in hearing such 

men     talk  for   two   or  three   hours    in  an  entirely   easy   unceremonious 

breakfast   way。     Sir   Robert   was   full   of   stories�察  �and   showed   himself   as 

much   the   scholar   as   the   statesman。   Macaulay  was   overflowing   as   usual�察�

and   Lord   Mahon   and   Milman   are   full   of learning   and   accomplishments。 

The classical scholarship of these men is very perfect and sometimes one 

catches   a   glimpse   of   awfully   deep   abysses   of   learning。    But   then   it   is 

ONLY  a   glimpse�察  �for   their   learning   has   no   cumbrous   and   dull   pedantry 

about it。    They are all men of society and men of the world�察�who keep up 

with   it   everywhere。     There   is   many   a   pleasant   story   and   many   a   good 

joke�察  �and   everything     discussed    but  politics�察  �which�察  �as  Sir  Robert    and 

Macaulay belong to opposite dynasties�察�might be dangerous ground。 

     After dinner we went a little before ten to Lady Charlotte Lindsay's。 

She came last week to say that she was to have a little dinner on Monday 

and wished us to come in afterwards。              This is universal here�察�and is the 

easiest and most agreeable form of society。             She had Lord Brougham and 

Colonel and Mrs。 Dawson´Damer�察�etc。�察�to dine。 。 。 。 Mrs。 Damer wished us 

to come the next evening to her in the same way�察�just to get our cup of tea。 

These nice little teas are what you need in Boston。             There is no supper�察�no 

expense�察  �nothing   but   society。     Mrs。   Damer   is   the   granddaughter   of   the 

beautiful Lady Waldegrave�察�the niece of Horace Walpole�察�who married the 

Duke     of  Gloucester。     She    was    left  an  orphan   at  a  year   old  and   was 



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confided by her mother to the care of Mrs。 Fitzherbert。 She lived with her 

until her marriage and was a great pet of George IV�察�and tells a great many 

interesting stories of him and Mrs。 Fitzherbert�察�who was five years older 

than he。 



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       LETTER�此                      �To W。D。B。 LONDON�察�

                       December 30�察�1847 



     Dear W。�此     �Your father left me on the 18th to go to Paris。            This is the 

best of all seasons for him to be there�察�for the Ministers are all out of town 

at Christmas�察�and in Paris everything is at its height。            My friends are very 

kind to methose who remain in town。 。 。 。 One day I dined at Sir Francis 

Simpkinson's and found a pleasant party。             Lady Simpkinson is a sister of 

Lady Franklin�察�whom I was very glad to meet�察�as she has been in America 

and   knows   many   Americans�察  �Mrs。   Kirkland   for   one。   。   。   。   Then   I   have 

passed     one   evening    for  the   first  time   at  Mr。   Tagent's�察  �the  Unitarian 

clergyman�察  �where   I   met   many   of   the   literary   people   who   are   out   of   the 

great world�察�and yet very desirable to see。 

     There�察  �too�察  �I   met   the   Misses   Cushman�察  �Charlotte   and   Susan�察  �who 

attend his church。       I was very much pleased with both of them。                I have 

never seen them  play�察�but   they  will send me   a   list   of their parts at   their 

next engagement and I shall certainly go to hear them。                 They are of Old 

Colony descent ��from Elder Cushman���察�and have very much of the New 

England   character�察  �culture�察  �and   good   sense。     On   Monday   I   dined   at   Sir 

Edward      Codrington's�察     �the  hero    of  Navarino�察    �with    the  Marquis     and 

Marchioness   of   Queensberry�察  �and   a   party  of   admirals   and   navy  officers。 

On Tuesday I dined at Lady Braye's�察�where were Mr。 Rogers�察�Dr。 Holland�察�

Sir   Augustus   and   Lady  Albinia   Foster�察  �formerly   British   Minister   to   the 

United   States。    He   could   describe   OUR   COURT�察  �as   he   called   it�察  �in   the 

time of Madison and Monroe。 

       January 1�察�1848 

       This evening�察�in addition to my usual morning letter from your father�察�

I have another�察�a new postal arrangement beginning to´day with the New 

Year。    He    gives   me    a  most   interesting   conversation     he   has  just  been 

having with Baron von Humboldt�察�who is now in Paris。 He says he poured 

out   a   delicious   stream   of   remarks�察  �anecdotes�察  �narratives�察  �opinion。     He 

feels great interest in our Mexican affairs�察�as he has been much there�察�and 



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is a Mexican by adoption。 

     His letter�察�dated the 31st December�察�says�此               �Madam Adelaide died at 

three this morning。;         This death astonished me�察�for he saw her only a few 

evenings since   at   the Palace。        She   was   a   woman of strong intellect   and 

character�察�and her brother�察�the King�察�was very much attached to her as a 

counsellor   and   friend。   。   。   。   There   were   more   than   100 Americans   to   be 

presented   on   New Year's   Day   at   Paris�察  �and�察  �as   Madam Adelaide's   death 

took   place   without   a   day's   warning�察  �you   can   imagine   the   embroidered 

coats and finery which were laid on the shelf。 

       Saturday�察�January 7th 

       Yesterday�察  �my   dear   son�察  �I   had   a   delightful   dinner   at   the   dear   Miss 

Berrys。      They drove to the door on Thursday and left a little note to say�察�

;Can you forgive a poor sick soul for not coming to you before�察�when you 

were all alone�察─�and begging 
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