Kiss dear Horatia, for me: and tell her, to be a dutiful and good
child; and, if she is, that we shall always love her.

You may, if you like, tell Mrs. G. that I shall certainly settle
a small pension on her. It shall not be large, as we may have the
pleasure of making her little presents; and, my dearest Emma, I
shall not be wanting to every body who has been kind to you, be they
servants or gentlefolks.

Admiral Lutwidge is a good man; and, I like Mrs. Lutwidge--and shall,
always more, because she is fond of you.

Never mind the great Bashaw at the Priory. He be damned! If he
was single, and had a mind to marry you, he could only make you a
Marchioness: but, as he is situated, and I situated, I can make you a
Duchess; and, if it pleases God, that time may arrive! Amen. Amen.

As for your friend Lady H----, she is, in her way, as great a pimp as
any of them.

What a set! But, if they manage their own intrigues, is not that
enough! I am sure, neither you or I care what they do; much less, envy
them their _chere amies_.

As for Lord S----, and the other, I care nothing about them; for I
have every reason, by my own feelings towards you, to think you care
only for your Nelson.

I have not heard of your receiving the little box from Naples;
bracelets, I fancy, but I did not open them.