The Cotman Letters 1834

[in pencil:] [(?) 17th March, 1834]
Monday Morning.

My dear dear Brother,
I have just finished reading your very kind note, and shall put my drawing on one side on purpose to answer it. Indeed it gives me more pleasure than you can readily imagine, words can not express what I felt on reading it, your kindness and generosity quite overcame me, I wept over it, but they were tears of pleasure to find that I possessed so amiable a brother, happy happy girl! and indeed it makes me quite happy to know that I have, such a kind brother although, he is 120 miles from me, but we shall meet again soon, (at least I hope so) when you can relate all the little occurrences which have happened within the last half year, which however trifling they may appear to you will be a source of delight to me. I often wish I were with you just to say a few words to you, and plague you to take me out for a walk, but I must learn to wait patiently for these as they are quite after considerations and business must be attended to. We spent a very pleasant evening at the concert on Friday I wished much that could have been there, it would have added much to the pleasure of the evening. I am very happy to find that the remembrance of the evenings we have spent with each other affords you so much delight. I enjoyed myself very much at Mr. Morgan’s, much more than I had calculated upon at my first entering the room for there were card-tables all about the room which made me believe that I must either play, or sit still all the evening, but no sooner was tea over than a great many of the company, myself amongst the number were shown into another room w[h]ere there was music, dancing, and singing, which made it very delightful – there was a party of about 45,