»!j SntTHGATE Z'M f a tire in their little inu«l room with some dried hemp, •v hoiled us .some milk, and one of tin1 sisters, who wan taker, brought in a long hot roll of sour bivad, for whirh •v persistent! y refused any payment, ... I have had an f'iish imitation from Madame dr. Lenierole, in these; ,•"••> ,~s >rds ....... ~ fc Will you hr ,so very kind as to allow me. to take* • liberty of cntivatini,*' you to havii the kindness to <»on- • tli** favour U|mH me of i^ivin^' me the h;ip[)iiu»ss of your .ujiuny on Fri'lay." " "• «1//;///.^f i3. We wenl to-duy t«» see M. Lairt\ an old tic|U;ir\ who has lived all his life upon vt^etahles. His use is vrr\ attrarii\t» : I he court-, full of (lowers mixed I It carvings and i 'rllie rcimianls, lujnlers on t-hu willows tft'h fringe the <)doiuaml the rooms are entmincd with riositirs and pictures relating to ( 'aen history, The old lit himself is cliannhi'*;, and .spends his lift? in collecting si «&,fi\ int,( a\\,i\. !!<• ^avc me a u»Mlallion of MaJesherhes, si Hianv ot In-r t hinvts." "* Au;/uxf li. I ha\e hcen todinr with the Consul, Mr. .mm-, t'lidcr hin t.*;ardcn is the quarry whence the slow* • taken uhi*.'h htiill Westminster Ahhey. It undermincH i In* !p'uitji«ls% and nfjn.% u hen it part fell in,, the hot. air iirh came t»ul made it quite hot in winter. Mr. Barrow "4 lujsll a eoii.'icrv.itorv ovt*r the spot, which needs no i»T Iicitl» ;uid plants flourish aiua/int^lv, though only iiclliiSH aijtl siiiouih-lravi'd plants will do, as others are » ifiitrli alTct'tcd l»y the damp," Want of niujM'V was still alwa.ys tin* g-real. tny i«»\huoi(% as my dear niothrr never could IMH !>uadf'fi fi» H*I* the n«*ees.sity of tuy having any, and :«*r S!M« li;id mad** a minute ealeulation of the.* n<*ms-ry {H'tinh's that eanie into her ht»ad, always gave • just that Mini and no more-, never allowing any- v**i,. i, •- 17 I;IH! .-.In' i*«»f tti, Jiu«i lln+