Scarce out of my bed half an hour!--How have I over-slept myself! Mrs. Bennet has prevailed on Mr. Jenkings to have some breakfast.--Good, considerate woman!--indeed, all your Ladyship's domestics are good and considerate.--No wonder, when you treat them so very different from _some people_ of high rank. Let those who complain of fraud, guilt, negligence, or want of respect from their dependants, look in here;--where they will see honesty, virtue, and reverence attend the execution of every command.--Flowers must be planted before they can take root.--Few, very few endeavour to improve an uncultivated soil, notwithstanding how great the advantage is to the improver. I last night receiv'd pleasure inexpressible, by sending for the servants to acquaint them of your Ladyship's returning health; and feasted on the satisfaction they expressed.--In a moment all the live creatures were brought.--I am satisfied, my Lady, if any of them die in your absence, it must be of fat.--My old acquaintances Bell and Flora could hardly waddle in to pay their compliments; the parrot, which used to squall the moment she saw me, is now quite dumb; shewing no mark of her favour, but holding down her head to be scratched;--the turtle-doves are in the same case.--I have taken the liberty to desire the whole crew might be put to short allowance. John said, he believed it was natural for every thing to grow fat here; and was much afraid, when I saw the coach-horses, I should pronounce the same hard sentence against them, desiring orders to attend me with the carriage this morning.--I told him my stay would be so short, I should have no time for an airing. The gardener has just sent me a blooming nosegay; I suppose, to put me in mind of visiting his care, which I intend, after I have acquainted your Ladyship with an incident that till this moment had escaped my memory.--The Dean, Mr. Jenkings, and myself, were drinking a cup of chocolate before we sat out from the inn where I had been so much hurried, when captain Risby sent in his name, desiring we would admit him for a moment. His request being assented to, he entered very respectfully, said he came to apologize for the rudeness he was guilty of the last night.--The Dean and Mr. Jenkings presently guessed his meaning; I had been just relating the whole affair, which I was pleased to find did not disturb their rest.--I assured Captain Risby, far from deeming his behaviour rude, I was obliged to him for his solicitude in sending a servant to my chamber. He said he had not been in bed, determining to watch our setting out, in hopes his pardon would be sealed:--that to think of the accident he might have occasioned, gave him great pain.