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| Keywords: Letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1799 June 11. Page 2 (NLA).tiff en Institution National Library of Australia 1799-06-11 Page 2 of 4 http //nla gov au/nla cat-vn4193159 Creator Jane Austen https //commons wikimedia org/w/index php title File Letter_from_Jane_Austen_to_her_sister_Cassandra _1799_June_11 _2_ NLA tif page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 Transcription but I believe I shall not Though you have given me unlimited powers concerning your sprig I cannot determine what to do about it and shall therefore in this and in every other future letter continue to ask your farther directions We have been to the cheap shop and very cheap we found it but there are only flowers made there no fruit; and as I could get four or five very pretty sprigs of the former for the same money which would procure only one Orleans plum -- in short could get more for three or four shillings than I could have means of bringing home -- I cannot decide on the fruit till I hear from you again Besides I cannot help thinking that it is more natural to have flowers grow out of the head than fruit What do you think on that subject I would not let Martha read First Impressions again upon any account and am very glad that I did not leave it in your power She is very cunning but I saw through her design; she means to publish it from memory and one more perusal must enable her to do it As for Fitzalbini when I get home she shall have it as soon as ever she will own that Mr Elliott is handsomer than Mr Lance that fair men are preferable to black; for I mean to take every opportunity of rooting out her prejudices Benjamin Portal is here How charming that is I do not exactly know why but the phrase followed so naturally that I could not help putting it down My mother saw him the other day but without making herself known to him I am very glad you liked my lace and so are you and so is Martha and we are all glad together I have got your cloak home which Custom license marker 2014 04 11 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 Letters by Jane Austen 1799 letters Uploaded with UploadWizard Photographs in the National Library of Australia | ||||