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Eyre Hall – Dec 17. 1817
My dear Sister
I am truly rejoiced to hear of your safe
arrival at home – the weather became so excessively
cold while you were on your journey that I was afraid
you all woul'd suffer much in being exposed to it – I
return'd home missing you as much as you [?] I disire
[?] soon again our ever active society – together with
more strangers get me to cooking again while I have
been [?] [?] in since – a few hours after
you left [?] [?] Mr an Mrs Randolph arrived
their gentleman [?] Abel an his brother, came
down here tow days after – you know Abel intended
previously to do so – Abel and George remained with
us until the following Monday – in the mean time we
had Ann [Upham?] and Mr. [?] our poor [?]
spirits, heart and soul – are cut to the quick
bursts of uncontrollable grief are a relief to those
minds, to whom it is natural. – but his heart seems every
moment ready to break with [?] I [?] agony
and noone overflow'd for him in [?] – more
deep pain I think I ever felt before – there is something
awful to me in viewing the struggles of a powerful
mind like his – the philosopher [?] in vain against
the man – he sometimes talked to me in a [?] that
always curdled my blood. and while here was generally
reading, relaxing, [?] – he mention'd to me the
change – which his feelings had undergone on this subject
and seem'd to be seeking for the [true?]