BC_178x_EMONTAGU_EC

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<Q A 1780S TC EC EMONTAGU>
<X ELIZABETH MONTAGU>
[}ELIZABETH MONTAGU TO ELIZABETH CARTER. 1780S. bMS ENG 1351 (18-19)}]
<P1>
My dear Friend
   I find it was a letter from me which had miscarried, the loss fell on me who was deprived of your answer to it. I had promised to myself ye pleasure of writing you a long letter this morning but from ye moment I had breakfasted to this instant I have not been without ye intrusions of persons in business or polite Visitants & I shall with difficulty find it possible to write a dozen lines before M=r= Annesly Lady Valentias Son & his Schoolmaster will be here for I am to have an early dinner for them as they intend to go to ye play. The young Gentleman is in Person a perfect Lyttelton Heaven Grant he may have ye Virtues of that Race. He came to London yesterday & leaves it on friday & tomorrow I c=d= not find room for him at dinner having askd a round dozen to dine here & on thursday I shall be too weary of standing in ye Drawing room to find
<P2>
conversation for a youth who is as new to the World & all its inhabitants as if he was just arrived from [\Tinian\] He was never 40 miles from his place of education before. his school master says he loves reading. he has all ye length of a Lyttelton, & their want of personal Graces. [\BLOT\] [\Our\] dear Vesey call_d on me this morning, she desired me to send her love to you. L=d= Cremorne is pure well again.    I hear L=d= Cornwallis is reconciled to his Daughter, she is only 16 years of age.   I am grieved that you have such constant headachs & attended too by feverishness. I shall look with impatience for y=e= 27. My Guests are arrived (\Adieu\) ! Present my best respects to M=rs= Pennington & all her family. I am
   ever most affect=ly=
   Yours
   EM