Description | Marian and Frank shall be happy to dine with Eleanor tomorrow. She is sorry Eleanor will not come to them tomorrow, as she does not admit the validity of the reasons she gives; she is sure Aunt F. would prefer Eleanor to stay away, but "what has she got to do with it?"; the house is not hers nor she its mistress, and Eleanor's not coming acknowledges Aunt F. has a right to ask or exclude, which Marianne denies she has; her staying in Bedford Place for months while they were away and asking people to stay with her, all at Marian's grandfather's expense is so very mean and disgusting that she is glad Eleanor had nothing to do with it and had not been asked by Aunt F. to the house. Aunt F. and Sophy are 'making great fools of themselves in the eyes of the world' and those that flatter them do not mean half what they say. Mr Phillatt gave a more favourable account of Eleanor the other day and said the baby (noted in pencil in later hand as Eleanor Wiseman nee Gell) was thriving. The date 7 Nov 1850 is marked in pencil at top. Envelope clearly marked |
Recipient Location | 16 Upper Seymour Streer, Portman Square |