a heart as his; & could Frederica's artleſs affectiondetach him from her Mother, we might bleſs the daywhich brought her to Churchill. — I think my dear Ma==dam, you would not disapprove of her as a Daughter. She is extremely young to be sure, has had a wretchedEducation & a dreadful example of Levity in her Mo::ther; but yet I can pronounce her disposition to beexcellent, & her natural abilities very good. —

Tho' totally without accomplishment, she is by no means so ignorant as one might expect to findher, being fond of books & spending the cheif ofher time in reading. Her Mother leaves her moreto herself now than she did, & I have her with meas much as poſsible, & have taken great pains to overcome her timidity. We are very good friends,& tho' she never opens her lips before her Mother, she talks enough when alone with me, to make it clear that if properly treated by Lady Susan she would always appear to much greater advan: