"NO — POWDERHAM CRESCENT,
EXETER, March. 18, 189—."
"To MRS. HOLCROFT."
"MADAM,—In reply to your letter to my sister
and myself, which we received yesterday, wherein
you request us for the sake of our nephew to
extend a favour to his daughter, and supply
you with the necessary means to enable you
to obtain for her such an education as will
allow her to earn her own living, I must tell