.lust now is every-thing settled that Sir Charles wished to be settled. Lady G. will acquaint you with particulars, I doubt not.

Permit me to connnend myselito your ladyship’s favour, as one of the

Humblest and sincercst of your servants,

LUCY SI.Lliy.

P. S. Lady G. has half broke my heart.

On perusal of what I have written, she says, I have not done my best: I have not given half particulars enough. In short, she finds a multitude of faults with me Even calls me names, sorri/ girl, lazy, and I can’t tell what.

But do you, madam, acquit me, and I shall be easy.

I told her, that I thought 1 had been very mi-nute.

What I to a lying-in woman, she says, who has no variety before her! All one dull cham-ber-scene, hourly acted over again The subject so rich!

I answered, It should then have had the richest pen! Why did she not write herself? If it was not for laziness-sake, it was for self-sake, that she did not. As I knew Lady L. would have been a gainer by the change of pen, I had much rather have been in the company for which she quitted the task, than grubbing pens in my closet; and all to get nothing but discommendation.

I have shewn her this my postscript. She raves: but I am hardened. She will soon have an oppor-tunity to supply all my defects, in person.

VOLUME VII.

Letter I.

Miss Lucy Selby to Lady G.

Saturday, November 25. You enjoined me, my dear Lady G. at parting on Monday last, to write to you; and to be very particular in wliat I wrote. I will, because I love and fear you. Otherwise I would not write at all; first, because I had not the good fortune to please you, in mine to Lady L.; and next, because 1 shall so soon have the honour to attend you in town. Well then, I begin.