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that ever have been circulated in America do any justice to her appearance.
She is of slight figure, formed with exceeding delicacy, and her whole form, face, dress, and air unite to make an impression of a character singularly dignified, gentle, pure, and yet strong.
No words addressed to me in any conversation hitherto have made their way to my inner soul with such force as a few remarks dropped by her on the present religious aspect of England,--remarks of such quality as one seldom hears.
According to request, I will endeavor to keep you informed of all our goings — on after you left, up to the time of our departure for Paris.
We have borne in mind your advice to hasten away to the Continent.
Charles wrote, a day or two since, to Mrs. C. at Paris to secure very private lodgings, and by no means let any one know that we were coming.
She has replied urging us to come to her house, and promising entire seclusion and rest.
So, since you departed, we have been passing with a kind of comprehensive skip and jump over remaining engagements.
And just the evening after you left came off the presentation of the inkstand by the ladies of Surrey Chapel.
It is a beautiful specimen of silver-work, eighteen inches long, with a group of silver figures on it representing Religion, with the Bible in her hand, giving liberty to the slave.
The slave is a masterly piece of work.
He stands with his hands clasped, looking up to Heaven, while a white man is knocking the shackles from his feet.
But the prettiest part of the scene was the presentation of a gold pen by a band of beautiful children, one of whom made a very pretty speech.
I called the
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