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but must follow where she led. Let me however in the midst
of my [invectives?], make my acknowledgements to her for increas-
ing my pleasure by procuring me the aquaintance of Ms
Regal. Her address is very preposessing & far removed from the
flippancy of a french woman, yet she appeared to me more like
a native of France than of Holland. Indeed, I have often heard that
the most respectable class of people of the latter place, greatly resem-
ble those of the former. There is a degree of gravity, sometimes verging
towards melancholy in her department that greatly interested me.
I fancy she has received some lessons in school of adversity which
the ameliorating hand of time has not yet deprived of their severity.
In her apparel, she an emblem of neatness & purity, & the effect produced
by her imperfect pronunciation, is not at all unpleasant. You have
seen her once, & perhaps may think that I have superflous, but then
I have formed my, I like to hear other people's opinions, & in this
ease have judged you by myself. Besides when I began I did recollect
your having seen her. After this apology, and before I know your
mind about these things, it would be transgressing all the rules
of propriety to give you my opinion of Ms Bradwell, who you know
so much better than I do. All I will venture to say is, that I think
her a charming woman, that I shall seige with avidity every
opportunity of rendering our acquantance more permanent