I have no doubt I shall be quite well tomorrow morning. Dr Featherstone came up this afternoon to tell me he was going tomorrow morning and he wished to know if I had any letters. He is not to be long away and I am in hopes my dear husband may come home with him, at least I shall have a letter. I have seen no one who has been at the ball. Papa said he heard it was very crowded. There is very little pleasure in those large balls. Mrs Kelham is coming up tomorrow and I shall hear an account of it from her. Mr Kelham, I heard, was very unwilling to go but she insisted on going. The idea of an old married woman being so fond of going out I am sure I would never ask my Donald to go to any party if he did not wish it. I love him too much. I know besides that it is my duty in all things to submit, although I have been disobedient