fortnight ago, and I already heartily repent thatI ever left our charming House in Portman-Squarefor such a dismal old weather-beaten Castle asthis. You can form no idea sufficiently hideous,of its dungeon-like ^form.appearance. It is actuallyperched upon a Rock^^{to appearance} so t[.]otally inacceſsible, thatI expected to have been pulled up by a rope; andsincerely repented having gratified my curiosityto behold my Daughters at the expence of beingobliged to enter their prison in so dangerous &ridiculous a Manner. But as soon as I once