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I had heard much of the neatness & Elegance of this Cottage retreat but I confess myself much disappointed with the place, as well as the Situation on an open Common. The Rooms were small & very low We measured the highest & it was just Eight feet -- We found out, that by this sudden Visit We had disturbed a Young Lady from her breakfast - She however Escaped and during our stay [[underline]] I [[/underline]] think She was hid in the Garret. We did not see Her, but by a Bill She had left on the breakfast Table in Her hurry; We discovered that Her Name was Dalton, & that She bought Her Tea by the Quarter of a Pound -- I confess these Visits, tho' flattering & distinguished, are often very troublesome - to [[underline]] snug & quiet Parties [[/underline]] -- yet to say the truth the Incidents are often thought very
