[Lydia] Maria [Child] ALS to Anna Loring, January 9, 1844

Nony seemed very droll to me.
I am glad to hear such famous
accounts of you, as your dear father
writes. According to his account, you
are in danger of wearing out all
his dictionaries and cyclopoedias;
and what would he do without them?
Dont they explain to him all about
how the world was set to music,
and to what variations the Auro-
-ra dances?

You used to say that when papa
moved into a new house, you would
have a Museum arranged in fine
order. Is that your hobby now? or are
you too much of a young lady, and a
scholar? If not, I have a small bit of the
Pope's mantle at your service.

Give my love to Dony.

Yrs most affectionately,

Aunt Maria.