The Watsons (2): Diplomatic Display Oxford Bodleian Library, MS.Eng.e.3764
was by no means unalloyed;His coming at1 was a for the sort of no::tice which welcome might
please her vanity, but cd .could tho’though agreable to her vanity, was not
soothing not be welcome did
not soothe suit to her pride to her pride, & she wd .would rather have knownthat he wished the visit without presuming tomake
it, than have seen him at Stanton. —Among other unsatisfactory feelings reflections it had onceoccurred to her to wonder why that Mr .. Howard hadnot taken the same privilege of
coming, &accompanied his Lordship — but she was willingto
suppose that he had either known nothingabout it, or that head2 declined any share ina measure which carried had quite as much Imper::tinence in it’s form as Goodbreeding. in it. –––Mr . W.Watson was very far Whenfrom being delighted, when
he Mr . Watson heard what had paſsed; – a little he expreſsed no peevish under immediate pain, & inlldisposed3 tobe pleased, he only replied –[...]4 said – "Phoo! Phoo! — What occa::sion could there be for Ld .Lord O.’sOsborne's coming. it. I have lived here 14 twelveyears without being noticed by any of the family. ThItis is some foolery of that idle fellow T.Tom Musgrave.I cannot return the visit. — I would not if
I could." And when T.Tom Musgrave was met with again,he was commiſsioned with a meſsage of excuseto Osborne Castle, on the too--sufficient reasonable plea ofMr . Watson’s infirmit state of health. –––
Footnotes
- 1.
- RWC conjectures 'of', but it looks like 'at'. Back to context...
- 2.
- 'he' altered to 'had', with some consequent cramping of the next word. Back to context...
- 3.
- 'll' written over 'n', with 'to' squeezed in at the end of the line. Back to context...
- 4.
- 3-4 illegible letters erased above 'replied'. Back to context...