reached
me here on the 27th. You ask me if I "have not written to Lizzie Mair to
ascertain her whereabouts." Lizzie is in Edinburgh. I spent the Monday
and Tuesday of last week with her, and return there the day after
to-morrow, after acting two nights in this lovely place, whither I came
on from Dundee yesterday. I shall remain three weeks with Lizzie, and
shall see Cecilia and Mr. Combe during some part of that time; for,
though they did not return to Edinburgh, as I supposed they would on Dr.
Combe's death, they are expected home daily now, and will certainly be
there in the first days of October. I wrote from Dundee to Mulliner to
make up my bed and do everything in the world for you that you required;
and I wrote to you from Dundee, telling you that I had done so. I have
now again this minute written to the worthy woman, reiterating my orders
to that effect; so sincerely hope you will be properly attended to in my
house. Jeffreys, I am sorry to say (sorry for my sake, glad for his),
has found an opportunity of placing himself permanently with a gentleman
with whom he lived formerly, and has written to tell me of this; so that
you will not have his services while you are in Orchard Street. He was
an excellent, quiet, orderly servant, and I am sorry I shall not have
the advantage of his service during the remainder of my time here.

I am engaged to act with Mr. Murray in Edinburgh for ten nights, from
the 16th to the 25th of October. Before that I shall return for three
nights to Glasgow, where my last three nights were very profitable, and
the manager wishes to have me again. This will probably be next week,
the 5th, 6th, and 7th of October. Perhaps I may go for a night or two to
Greenock from Glasgow before I return to Edinburgh, but this is
uncertain.

From the 12th to the 15th I am going with Mrs. Mitchell, who will take
me up in Edinburgh to visit the H---- D----s at Ardoch, and after that
shall be stationary for ten days.

PERTH, Tuesday, 28th.

In spite of my innate English horror of untidiness, and my maid's innate
Irish tendency to it, I should be very sorry if she were to leave me.
She has lived with me many years, and I really love as well as esteem
her. She has been more than a servant--she has been a friend to me; and
I cried some tears at Carolside at the thought of parting with her....

I will tell you another point of agreement between Mrs. Mitche