Letter #6, Post #3

Thursday 16 February 2012
To Cassandra, from Rowling, "Miss Fletcher and I were very thick, but I am the thinnest of the two-She wore her purple Muslin, which is pretty enough, tho' it does not become her complexion. [p. 2] There are two Traits in her Character which are pleasing; namely, she admires Camilla, & drinks no cream in her Tea. If you should ever see Lucy, You may tell her, that I scolded Miss Fletcher for her negligence in writing, as she desired me to do, but without being able to bring her to any proper sense of Shame-That Miss Fletcher says in her defence that as every Body whom Lucy knew when she was in Canterbury, has now left it, she has nothing at all to write to her about. By Everybody, I suppose Miss Fletcher means that a new set of Officers have arrived here-. But this is a note of my own.-" - Jane Austen, Thursday 15-Friday 16 September 1796

As mentioned in an earlier post Miss Fletcher was the step-daughter of Mr. Scott mentioned in Letter #6, Post#2. I found a listing in the back of the Jane Austen's Letters book that lists Miss Fletcher as being named after her mother, Cecilia.

The Scott family lists as being in Kent from around the fourteen hundreds. Here is a listing of some of their family history if you are interested.
http://users.iafrica.com/s/sc/scottwwl/History2.html

Lucy was Lucy Lefroy, Tom's cousin. I wonder if, just maybe, Lucy and Miss Fletcher might be a hint at Kitty and Lydia.

I can't help thinking, what a great opportunity for Miss Fletcher to have an evening, sitting and having pleasant conversation with Jane Austen. Maybe we should always consider that you just never know who you may come in contact with and enjoy, or at least, have regard for every one we meet.

I hope you enjoy your day!
Terrie