James Edward Austen But my dearest Rosa said the astonishedGower, I thought you were dead & buried —

Why my d^rdear Frederick replied Rosa I wished you to think so, hoping that you would spread the report about the country & it would thus by some means reach––– Castle — By this I hoped some howor other to touch the hearts of its inhab^itants It was not till the day before yesterday that I heard of the death of my belovedHenry which I learned from M^r D–––Davenport who concluded by offering me his hand I accepted it with transport, & wasmarried yesterday — – M^r Gower, embra^cedhis sister & shook hands with M^r Davenport,he then took a stroll into the town – As hepaſsed by a public house he called for a pot of beer, which was brought himimmediately by his old friend M^rs Willis –Great was his astonishment at seeing