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the number of those that rail'd at her, tho' I never did. Since that notion of hers after I had told to Mr. L my inno- cence she came once to see my wife, who was not at home, and I mett her one day at the Cockpit to visset my sister, but all the while I staid there she hardly spoke a word, but when I was gone Miss Betty said she was in good humour and talkt much and made a long visset. The Scotch are national, and there is no geting the Doctor in another interest, so that in my poor opinion there is not much hopes for you, but I wou'd not neglect anything you think for your interest, but if I was to choose for you, it shou'd be to come home to your country with the endearing charactor of being an instrument of bring- ing home a good Peace, which if they make you, and give you at the same time a commissionar of Trade, you need envy nobody's glory nor profit
[Lady Wentworth.]
Twickenham, October i^ 1710.
My dearist and best of children, the Queen is com to Hampton Court, sure she will not stay long, it is soe very coald. Its said she designes to stay six weeks. Thees thre nights I have been -much happyer then in the days, for I have drempt I have been with you. I had a very comickal letter the other day from Miss Bellew, whear she desiers me to let all her relations know she is in the land of the leving yett, and is in better health then she has been of som years, and has workt me a very prety black and white purs, and sent me. Flert has a nother lettor of prety puppys, she has five now, but never had but fower before. The man stays, soe you will be releist this time when I have asured you that I am more then I can tel you, my dearest dear soul, your moste infenit afifectionat mother.
October t^ 17 10. My dearist and best of children
Betty has lost al her hopse of the Lottry, als drawn now ; she is at Neic Hanbury's. The small pox is very
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