can sufficiently regret that I wrote to you at all. — Yet who could have foreseen what has happened? My dear Mother, every hope which but two hours ago made me so happy, is vanished. The quarrel between Lady Susan & Reginald is made up, & we are all as we were before. One point only isgained; Sir James Martin is dismiſsed. — Whatare we now to look forward to? — I am indeed dis::appointed. Reginald was all but gone; his horsewas ordered, & almost brought to the door! — Whowould not have felt safe? —

For half an hour I was in momentary expecta==tion of his departure. — After I had sent off my Letter to you, I went to M^r . Vernon & sat with himin his room, talking over the whole matter. — I then determined to look for Frederica, whom I hadnot seen since breakfast. — I met her on the Stairs& saw that she was crying.

"My dear Aunt, said she, he is going, M^r . De