‘But I opposed this double-quick march for several reasons, which I hope you may think cogent. In the first place, I hope that you are not _so_ hard-worked that it would be too much for you for a few days more to go on with only the assistance of the fair Sibella and Clara. 2ndly, The country seems really doing sweet Fan good. She told me yesterday that she did not know when she had felt so well. I too am perfectly well. 3rdly, I think at your full table on Friday our room would be better than our company. 4thly, We are engaged to take tea with Mrs. Edgecombe on that day. 5thly, For Fanny to start off by coach and me to follow by fly, would appear to me both an extravagant and extraordinary procedure. So, after all these reasons, I thought that we had better fix on Saturday for the day of our departure, until I heard that Aunt _must_ come up to Town on Monday. She offered to take us up with her, but as it would of course be more agreeable to her to come with _us_, I think that we shall find ourselves in dear old Portland Place on Monday morning.