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March was putting away in her portfolio the journal-letter which she was writing to send back from Plymouth to her children, Miss Triscoe drifted to the place where she sat at their table in the dining-room by a coincidence which they both respected as casual. "We had quite a literary dinner," she remarked, hovering for a moment near the chair which she later sank into.
March was putting away in her portfolio the journal-letter which she was writing to send back from Plymouth to her children, Miss Triscoe drifted to the place where she sat at their table in the dining-room by a coincidence which they both respected as casual. "We had quite a literary dinner," she remarked, hovering for a moment near the chair which she later sank into.
She was built at Blackwall by Messrs. Wigram, and, after all the delays, sailed on the very same day as the 'Duke of Portland. Meantime here are a few extracts from Patteson's journal-letter during the voyage. Sea-sickness was very slightly disabling with him; he was up and about in a short time, and on the 8th of April was writing:
But even after such an evening, he never failed to sit down and write pages in his journal-letter to Ellen a practice which he began of his own accord, after receiving the first journal-letter from her. "Ha! little Alice," he said, "we'll keep a journal too, for mamma, won't we! She shall not out-do us that way."
'But I know enough of what is working in men's minds in Europe to be heartily thankful for such thoughtful wholesome teaching as yours. 'Indeed, you are doing a good work, and I pray God it may be abundantly blessed. 'I remain, my dear Friend, 'Very sincerely yours, This is the last letter apparently finished and signed! To the Bishop of Lichfield the long journal-letter says:
March was putting away in her portfolio the journal-letter which she was writing to send back from Plymouth to her children, Miss Triscoe drifted to the place where she sat at their table in the dining-room by a coincidence which they both respected as casual. "We had quite a literary dinner," she remarked, hovering for a moment near the chair which she later sank into.
After the old custom of telling the home party all his doings, the journal-letter of the 27th of November goes through the teaching to the Bauro boys: His mother was Mary, but He had no father on earth, only God the Father in heaven was His Father: the Holy Ghost made Mary to be mother of Jesus Christ. 'Then I take two books, or anything else, and say, This one is God, and this is man.
Leonard Harper, son of the future Bishop of Lyttelton, likewise accompanied them, and relieved Patteson of his onerous duties as steward. The first adventure was such a storm as the little vessel had never yet encountered. The journal-letter thus describes it: 'On Saturday morning it began to blow from the north-east, and for the first time I experienced a circular gale or hurricane. Mrs.
This letter, with two or three more, went by the first mail after his arrival. From that time he generally kept a journal-letter, and addressed it to one or other of his innermost home circle; while the arrival of each post from home produced a whole sheaf of answers, and comments on what was told, by each correspondent, of family, political or Church matters.
There is a glass door between it and the nursery, and I mean to peep at him, and then I'll tell you how he looks. He's almost forty, so it's no harm, Marmee. After tea and a go-to-bed romp with the little girls, I attacked the big workbasket, and had a quiet evening chatting with my new friend. I shall keep a journal-letter, and send it once a week, so goodnight, and more tomorrow. Tuesday Eve
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