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| Keywords: Letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 1799 June 11. Page 4 (NLA).tiff en Institution National Library of Australia 1799-06-11 Page 4 of 4 http //catalogue nla gov au/Record/4193159 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 On more accounts than one you wished our stay here to be lengthened beyond last Thursday There is some mystery in this What have you going on in Hampshire besides the itch from which you want to keep us Dr Gardiner was married yesterday to Mrs Percy and her three daughters Now I will give you the history of Mary's veil in the purchase of which I have so considerably involved you that it is my duty to economise for you in the flowers I had no difficulty in getting a muslin veil for half a guinea and not much more in discovering afterwards that the muslin was thick dirty and ragged and therefore would by no means do for a united gift I changed it consequently as soon as I could and considering what a state my imprudence had reduced me to I thought myself lucky in getting a black lace one for sixteen shillings I hope the half of that sum will not greatly exceed what you had intended to offer upon the altar of sister-in-law affection Yours affectionately Jane Custom license marker 2014 04 11 PD-old-100 PD-old-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard Letters by Jane Austen 1799 letters Photographs in the National Library of Australia | ||||