Three hours and a quarter took us to Guildford, where we
staid barely two hours, and had only just time enough for all we had
to do there; that is, eating a long and comfortable breakfast,
watching the carriages, paying Mr. Harrington, and taking a little
stroll afterwards. From some views which that stroll gave us, I think
most highly of the situation of Guildford. We wanted all our brothers
and sisters to be standing with us in the bowling-green, and looking
towards Horsham. I was very lucky in my gloves--got them at the first
shop I went to, though I went into it rather because it was near than
because it looked at all like a glove shop, and gave only four
shillings for them; after which everybody at Chawton will be hoping
and predicting that they cannot be good for anything, and their worth
certainly remains to be proved; but I think they look very well. We
left Guildford at twenty minutes before twelve (I hope somebody cares
for these minutiae), and were at Esher in about two hours more. I was
very much pleased with the country in general.
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