_Miss Bigg_, on reading it a second time, liked Miss Bates much better than at first, and expressed herself as liking all the people of Highbury in general, except Harriet Smith, but could not help still thinking _her_ too silly in her loves. _The Family at Upton Gray_ all very much amused with it. Miss Bates a great favourite with Mrs. Beaufoy. _Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Perrot_ saw many beauties in it, but could not think it equal to _P. and P._ Darcy and Elizabeth had spoilt them for anything else. Mr. K., however, an excellent character; Emma better luck than a matchmaker often has; pitied Jane Fairfax; thought Frank Churchill better treated than he deserved. _Countess Craven_ admired it very much, but did not think it equal to _P. and P._ which she ranked as the very first of its sort. _Mrs. Guiton_ thought it too natural to be interesting. _Mrs. Digweed_ did not like it so well as the others: in fact if she had not known the author would hardly have got through it. _Miss Terry_ admired it very much, particularly Mrs. Elton. _Henry Sanford_--very much pleased with it--delighted with Miss Bates, but thought Mrs. Elton the best-drawn character in the book. _Mansfield Park_, however, still his favourite. _Mr. Haden_--_quite_ delighted with it. Admired the character of Emma. _Miss Isabella Herries_ did not like it. Objected to my exposing the sex in the character of the heroine. Convinced that I had meant Mrs. and Miss Bates for some acquaintance of theirs. People whom I never heard of before. _Mrs. Harriet Moore_ admired it very much, but _M. P._ still her favourite of all. _Countess of Morley_ delighted with it. _Mr. Cockerell_ liked it so little that Fanny would not send me his opinion. _Mrs. Dickson_ did not much like it--thought it very inferior to _P. and P._ Liked it the less from there being a Mr. and Mrs. Dixon in it. _Mrs. Brandreth_ thought the third volume superior to anything I had ever written--quite beautiful! _Mr. B. Lefroy_ thought that if there had been more incident it would be equal to any of the others. The characters quite as well-drawn and supported as in any, and from being more every-day ones, the more entertaining. Did not like the heroine so well as any of the others. Miss Bates excellent, but rather too much of her. Mr. and Mrs. Elton admirable and John Knightley a sensible man.