| Description | Mary asks John to be explicit about his requests as she wishes to be of use to him. She thought that his need to have a financial statement meant simply that he required a balance from the bank, rather than an itemised statement. She received a letter from Bob [her brother] at the same time as John's letter. She encloses a document for John and asks why he and Hennessey are 'especially singled out for his Grace's attention'. She was pleased to learn that John was safe from his journey to the Rogers' camp, and comments on Mrs Rogers' simplicity, thinking that she is nettled by John 'indifference to her attractions'. |