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LETTERS OF JANE AUSTEN the meantime I am, with many thanks for your trouble in making it, as well as marking my silk stockings,

Yours very affectionately,

A great deal of love from everybody.

Miss Austen, Steventon, Overton, Hants.

XIX

13, Queen’s Square, Sunday (June 2).

I am obliged to you for two letters, one from yourself and the other from Mary, for of the latter I knew nothing till on the receipt of yours yesterday, when the pigeon-basket was examined, and I received my due. As I have written to her since the time which ought to have brought me hers, I suppose she will consider herself, as I choose to consider, still in my debt.

I will lay out all the little judgment I have in endeavouring to get such stockings for Anna as she will approve; but I do not know that I shall execute Martha’s commission at all, for I am not fond of ordering shoes; and, at any rate, they shall all have flat heels.

What must I tell you of Edward? Truth or falsehood. I will try the former, and you may choose for yourself another time. He was better &emsp;&emsp;[290]