Fear nothing for me, my best, but too anxious friend. I may do Lady Olivia some good; she can do me no harm. She may learn the principles which you have taught me; I can never catch from her any tastes or habits which you would disapprove. As to the rest, I hazard little or nothing. The hereditary credit which I enjoy in my maternal right enables me to assist others without injuring myself.
Your affectionate daughter,
Leonora.
Letter viij.
The Duchess of —— to her daughter.
My dearest Child,
I hope that you are in the right, and that I am in the wrong.
Your affectionate mother,