Works Author:Jane Austen Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: going to be married to a Lichfield lass. John Lyford and his sister bring Edward home to-day, dine with us, and we shall all go together to Ashe. I understand th... more »at we are to draw for partners. I shall be extremely impatient to hear from you again, that I may know how Eliza is, and when you are to return. With best love, etc., I am affectionately yours, J. Austen. Miss Austen, The Rev. Mr. Fowle's, Kintbnry, Newbnry TL Cork Stkeet, Tuesday morn (August, 1796). Mr Dear Cassandra, — Here I am once more in this scene of dissipation and vice, and I begin already to find my morals corrupted. We reached Staines yesterday, I do not (know) when, without suffering so much from the heat as I had hoped to do. We set off again this morning at seven o'clock, and had a very pleasant drive, as the morning was cloudy and perfectly cool. I came all the way in the chaise from Hertford Bridge. Edward1 and Frank a are both gone out to seek their fortunes; the latter is to return soon and 1 Miss Austen's second brother. 2 Francis, afterward Sir Francis Austen, Senior Admiral of the Fleet, and K. C. B. help us seek ours. The former we shall never see again. We are to be at Astley's to-night, which I am glad of. Edward has heard from Henry this morning. He has not been at the races at all, unless his driving Miss Pearson over to Bowling one day can be so called. We shall find him there on Thursday. I hope you are all alive after our melancholy parting yesterday, and that you pursued your intended avocation with success. God bless you! I must leave off, for we are going out. Yours very affectionately, J. Austen. Everybody's love. Rowling, Monday (September 5). My Dear Cassandra, — I shall be extremely anxious to hear the event of your ball, and shall hope to re...« less