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LETTERS. 131
ter’s cook, am obliged to put them off with fair words and
slender hope.
Agatha W—— has written an amiable and eloquent let-
ter (according to her wont) to our mother, in which she
asks that you may stay over the summer with her. How
happy I am that you are so dear to Agatha !
I am not going to the L——séns for many reasons, the
most weighty of which is, that I want to be all I can to our
dear Agatha, especially now when she requires care and
assistance. We are now busy getting up her wardrobe.
I sew, turn the wrong way, as usual, and have to rip open
and sew over again; but I get through, after all. The day
when August makes his appearance here in full regiment-
als, I intend dressing my darling in dazzling white and rose
color. I shall give you a full and detailed account of this
meeting, which I heartily rejoice in.
Now, farewell, my darling; remain well, sleep well, sing
well, and enjoy yourself well.
Agatha embraces you with a volume of Madame de
Genlis’ “ Memoirs” in her hand.
Agsra, 16th September.
Having now been alone a whole week, I have with all
my heart and soul enjoyed repose. Solitude is my greatest
happiness ; why or how I do not understand, when sisters,
good as angels, are my daily companions. But so it is.
Only when I am quite alone, do I feel happy.
Our mother has gone to town to meet our father, from
whom we have not had any letter for three weeks. Two
have now arrived which our mother sent out to us yester-
day. Our father is feasted, caressed, and made a great
deal of by friends and relatives, who drink our healths and
hold banquets to celebrate his arrival in Finland. You,
my dear Charlotte, who are so very fond of all relatives,
ought to have been with him on this journey, which, to
judge from his and Claes’ letters, must have been very
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