Letter #4

Sunday 8 January 2012
To Cassandra, from Rowling, "To-morrow I shall be just like Camilla in Mr Dubster's summer-house; for my Lionel will have taken away the ladder by which I came here, or at least by which I intended to get away, and here I must stay till his return. My situation, however, is somewhat preferable to hers, for I am very happy here, though I should be glad to get home by the end of the month. I have no idea that Miss Pearson will return with me." - Jane Austen, Thursday 1 September 1796

Camilla is a reference to Frances Burney's book, Camilla, or a Picture of Youth, published in 1796. The scene she mentions here is in Book IV, chapters II-III. This book is now an ebook so you can read it on-line. Maybe a nice way to spend the afternoon? "Fancy a Jane day?" I could imagine Jane Austen spending the afternoon reading Camilla.

http://books.google.com/ebooks/reader?id=LR0GAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.PP5

I believe Miss Pearson was Henry's bow at the time and she is mentioned several times later so we will get to her soon.

This is a pattern from the Sampler Girl. I love her patterns. She has an entire section devoted to patterns she has made just for Jane Austen fans. She is a Janeite also!

This is the link to her page if you would care to check it out.
http://www.thesamplergirl.com/catalog.php?item=392

I hope you enjoy your day!!!
Terrie