for I am sure there are a great
many wicked things in the other parts of the paper. So, please do
not send it to me, but write and tell me yourself anything that
you wish me to know of what you are thinking about and doing. As
I did not like to burn the papers, and was afraid to keep them
here, I have generally sent them on to your friend Mr. Hardy. He
does not know who sends them; and now you might send them
yourself straight to him, as I do not know his address in the
country. As you are going up again to keep a term, I wish you
would talk them over with him, and see what he thinks about them.
You will think this very odd of me, but you know you have always
said how much you rely on his judgment, and that you have learnt
so much from him. So I am sure you would wish to consult him;
and, if he thinks that you ought to go on writing, it will be a
great help to you to know it."

"I am so very glad to be able to tell you how well Martha is
getting on. I have always read to her the extracts from the
letters from India which you have sent me, and she is very much
obliged to you for sending them. I think there is no doubt that
she is, and always has been, attached to poor widow Winburn's
son, and, now that he is behaving so well, I can see that it
gives her great pleasure to hear about him. Only, I hope he will
be able to come back before very long, because she is very much
admired, and is likely to have so many chances of settling in
life, that it is a great chance whether attachment to him will be
strong enough to keep her single if he should be absent for many
years."

"Do you know I have a sort of superstition, that your fate hangs
upon theirs in some curious manner--the two stories have been so
interwoven--and that they will both be settled happily much
sooner than we dare to hope even just now."

"Don't think, my dear cousin, that this letter is cold, or that I
do not take the very deepest interest in all that concerns you.
You and Mary are always in my thoughts, and there is nothing in
the world I would not do for you both which I thought would help
you. I am sure it would do you harm if I were only a go-between.
Papa is much as usual. He gets out a good deal in his chair in
the sun this fine weather. He desires me to say how glad he
should be if you will come over soon and pay us a visit. I hope
you will come very soon."

"Ever believe me, dear Tom,

"Your affectionate cousin,

"KATIE."

"November.