I resolve against all correspondence of the kind--my resolutions are seldom made and never broken." Whatever happened to most of Lady Mary's resolutions, this one, at least, was not kept.

Actually, Lady Mary was not quite so emancipated at this time of her life as she may have imagined.

She never sent a letter, except in fear and trembling.

"I hazard a great deal if it falls into other hands, and I write for all that," was her constant cry.

Yet, there was nothing in the correspondence, save the fact of it, to offend even a most austere maiden aunt of the day.
The correspondence, of course, continued.