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Letter · 8 January 1817

To Cassy, Chawton, 8 January 1817

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Letter XCIV in Lord Brabourne’s 1884 numbering, to Cassandra Esten Austen from Chawton, 8 January 1817. Reproduced from the Brabourne edition of Austen’s correspondence (Internet Archive rec. 000017); Brabourne’s frame is omitted, and unambiguous scanner errors are corrected and logged.

Y.M KAED YSSAC, I hsiw uoy a yppah wen raey. Euoy xis snisuoc emac ereh yadretsey, dna dah hcae a eceip fo ekac. Siht si elttil Yssac’s yadhtrib, dna ehs si •eerht sraey dlo. Knarf sah nugeb gninrael Xital ew deef eht Mbor yreve gninrom. Yllas netfo seriuqne retfa uoy. Yllas Mahneb sah tog a wen neerg nwog. Teirrah Thgink semoc yreve yad ot daer ot Tnua Ardnassac. Doog eyb ym raed Yssac.
Tnua Ardnassac sdnes reh tseb evnl, diui ‹›s i- od lla.
Ruoy etanoitceffa Tnua. KXAJ NETSUA.
Xotwahc: Naj. 8.

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To Cassy, Chawton, 8 January 1817

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