The next was in these words: "I do not pretend to regret anything I shall leave in Hertfordshire, except your society, my dearest friend; but we will hope, at some future period, to enjoy many returns of that delightful intercourse we have known, and in the meanwhile may lessen the pain of separation by a very frequent and most unreserved correspondence.
Espérons cependant que l’avenir nous réserve l’occasion de renouer nos si agréables relations et, qu’en attendant, nous adoucirons l’amertume de l’éloignement par une correspondance fréquente et pleine d’abandon. » Cette grande tendresse laissa Elizabeth tres froide.