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the same dinner you may meet so many people�察�each having their peculiar 

gift�察  �that   one   cannot   avail   oneself   of   the   opportunity   of   extracting   from 

each   what   is   precious。    I   always   wish   I   could   sit   by   everybody   at   the 

same time�察�and I could often employ a dozen heads�察�if I had them�察�instead 

of my poor�察 �miserable one。 From Sir William Hooker I learned as much 

about the VEGETABLE world�察�as Mr。 Bancroft did from the Dean of Ely 

on ARCHITECTURE�察  �when   he   expounded   to   him   the   cathedral   of   Ely�察�

pointing out the successive styles of the Gothic�察�and the different periods 

in which the different parts were built。          Books are dull teachers compared 

with these gifted men giving you a lecture upon subjects before your eyes。 

     On Sunday we dined with out own party�察�on Monday some diplomatic 

people�察�the Lisboas and one of Mr。 Bates's partners�察�and on Tuesday we 

came home。        I must not omit a visit while we were there from Mr。 Taylor 

��Van Artevelde���察  �who   is   son´in´law   of   Lord   Monteagle�察  �and   lives   in   the 

neighborhood。        He   has   a   fine   countenance   and   still   finer   voice�察  �and   is 

altogether   one   of   those   literary   persons   who   do   not   disappoint   you�察  �but 

whose whole being is equal to their works。 I hope to see more of him�察�as 

they spoke of ;CULTIVATING; us�察�and Mr。 Taylor was quite a PROTEGE 

of our kind and dear friend�察�Dr。 Holland�察�and dedicated his last poem to 

him。     This   expression�察   �I   shall   CULTIVATE   you�察─  �we   hear   constantly�察�

and it strikes me as oddly as our Western ;BEING RAISED。;                        Indeed�察�I 

hear improper Anglicisms constantly�察�and they have nearly as many as we 

have。     The upper classes�察�here�察�however�察�do SPEAK English so roundly 

and fully�察�giving every LETTER its due�察�that it pleases my ear amazingly。 

     On    Wednesday       I  go  for   the  first  time   to  Westminster      Abbey�察   �on 

Epiphany�察  �to   hear   the Athanasian   Creed   chanted。        I   have   as   yet   had   no 

time for sight´seeing�察�as the days are so short that necessary visits take all 

my time。      No one goes out in a carriage till after two�察�as the servants dine 



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at one�察�and in the morning early the footman is employed in the house。                      A 

coachman never leaves his box here�察�and a footman is indispensable on all 

occasions。      No   visit   can   be   paid   till   three�察  �and   this   gives   me   very  little 

time in these short days。         Everything here is inflexible as the laws of the 

Medes and Persians�察�and though I am called ;Mistress; even by old Cates 

with his grey hair and black coat�察�I cannot make one of them do anything�察�

except BY the person and AT the time which English custom prescribes。 

They are brought up to fill certain situations�察�and fill them perfectly�察�but 

cannot or will not vary。 

     I am frequently asked by the ladies here if I have formed a household 

to please me and I am obliged to confess that I have a very nice household�察�

but   that   I   am   the   only   refractory   member   of   it。   I   am   always   asking   the 

wrong      person    for   coals�察  �etc。�察 �etc。   The     division    of  labor�察  �or  rather 

ceremonies�察      �between     the  butler   and    footman�察   �I  have    now    mastered     I 

believe in some degree�察�but that between the UPPER and UNDER house´ 

maid is still a profound mystery to me�察�though the upper has explained to 

me  for  the  twentieth time   that   she  did   only  ;the  top of   the   work。;       My 

cook   comes   up   to   me   every   morning   for   orders�察  �and   always   drops   the 

deepest     curtsey�察  �but   then   I  doubt    if  her  hands    are   ever   profaned     by 

touching      a  poker�察  �and   she   NEVER       washes    a  dish。    She    is  cook   and 

HOUSEKEEPER�察�and presides over the housekeeper's room�察�which has a 

Brussels   carpet   and   centre   table�察  �with   one   side   entirely   occupied   by   the 

linen   presses�察  �of   which   my   maid   ��my   vice´regent�察  �only   MUCH   greater 

than me�� keeps the key and dispenses every towel�察�even for the kitchen。 

She   keeps   lists   of   everything   and   would   feel   bound   to   replace   anything 

missing。      I shall make you laugh and Mrs。 Goodwin stare�察�by some of my 

housekeeping stories�察�the next evening I pass in your little pleasant parlor 

��a word unknown here��。 



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         LETTER�此                     �To W。D。B。 and A。B。 

           LONDON�察�January 10�察�1847 



    My very dear Children�此         � 。 。 Yesterday we dined at Lady Charleville's�察�

the old lady of eighty´four�察�at whose house I mentioned an evening visit in 

my last�察�and I must tell you all about it to entertain dear Grandma。            I will 

be minute for once�察�and give you the LITTLE details of a London dinner�察�

and    they  are  all  precisely   alike。  We     arrived   at  Cavendish    Square    a 

quarter before seven ��very early�� and were shown into a semi´library on 

the same floor with the dining´room。          The servants take your cloak�察�etc。�察�

in the passage�察�and I am never shown into a room with a mirror as with us�察�

and never into a chamber or bedroom。 

    We     found    Lady    Charleville    and   her   daughter    with   one    young 

gentleman   with   whom   I   chatted   till   dinner�察  �and   who�察  �I   found�察  �was   Sir 

William Burdette�察�son of Sir Francis and brother of Miss Angelina Coutts。 

I happened to have on the corsage of my black velvet a white moss rose 

and   buds�察  �which   I thought   rather   youthful   for   ME�察  �but the  old   lady  had 

��them�А�on her cap。       She is full of intelligence�察�and has always been in the 

habit of drawing a great deal。 。 。 。 Very soon came in Lord Aylmer�察。�who�А�

was formerly Governor of Canada�察�and Lady Colchester�察�daughter of Lord 

Ellenborough�察     �a  very   pretty   woman    of  thirty´five�察 �I  should  think�察 �Sir 

William      and   Lady    Chatterton     and   Mr。    Algernon     Greville�察  �whose 

grandmother wrote the beautiful ;Prayer for Indifference�察─�an old favorite 

of mine�察�and Mr。 MacGregor�察�the political economist。              Lord Aylmer took 

me out and I found him a nice old peer�察�and discovered that ever since the 

death of his uncle�察�Lord Whitworth�察�whose title is extinct�察�he had borne the 

arms    of   both  Aylmer     and   Whitworth。     Mr。    Bancroft    took   out  Lady 

Colchester�察�and the old lady was wheeled out precisely as Grandma is。 

    At table she helped to the fish ��cod�察�garnished round with smelts�� and 

insisted on carving the turkey herself�察�which she did extremely well。              By 

the    way�察   �I   observe    they    never    carve    the   breast   of    a  turkey 

LONGITUDINALLY�察�as we do�察�but in short slices�察�a little diagonally from 



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the centre。     This makes many more slices�察�and quite large enough where 

there   are   so   many   other   dishes。   The   four   ENTREE   dishes   are   always 

placed on the table when we sit down�察�according to our old fashion�察�and 

not one by one。        They have ��them�А�warmed with hot water�察�so that they 

keep hot while the soup and fish are eaten。 Turkey�察�even BOILED turkey�察�

is brought on AFTER the ENTREES�察�mutton ��a saddle always�� or venison�察�

with    a  pheasant     or  partridges。    With     the  roast   is  always    put   on  the 

SWEETS�察  �as   they  are   called�察  �as   the term  dessert   seems   restricted   to   the 

last   course   of   fruits。 During   the   dinner   there   are   always   long   strips   of 

damask all round the table which are removed before the dessert is put on�察�

and there is no brushing of crumbs。            You may not care for all this�察�but the 

housekeepers may。         I had Mr。 Greville the other side of me�察�who seemed 

much      surprised    that   I�察 �an   American�察    �should     know     the  ;Prayer     for 

Indifference�察─�which he doubted if twenty persons in England read in these 

modern days。 

     It is a great mystery to me yet how people get to know each other in 

London。      Persons   talk   to   you   whom   you   do   not   know�察  �for   no   one   is 

introduced�察  �as   a   general   rule。   I   have   sometimes   quite   an   acquaintance 

with a person�察�and exchange visits�察�and yet do not succeed for a long time 

in putting their name and the person together。 。 。 。 It is a great puzzle to a 

stranger�察  �but   has   its   conveniences   for   the   English   themselves。     We   are 

endeavoring       to  become      acquainted     with   the   English    mind�察   �not   only 

through society�察�but through its products in other ways。                 Natural science 

is the department into which they seem to have thrown their intellect most 

effectively   for   the   last   ten   or   fifteen   years。 We   are   reading   Whewell's 

;History of the Inductive Sciences�察─�which gives one a summary of what 

has been accomplished in that way�察�not only in past ages�察�but in the present。 

Every moment here is precious to me and I am anxious to make the best 

use of it�察�but I have immense demands on my time in every way。 



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         LETTER�此                       �To W。D。B。 and A。B。 

       Tuesday night�察�January 19�察�1847 



     To´day  we   have   been   present   at   the   opening   of   Parliament�察  �but   how 
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