You ask me so many questions, it is impossible one letter should contain all you desire to know. But since you are fond of particulars, be assured I shall not be sparing of them, as nothing can give me more pleasure than to inform you of my employments, and to receive an account of whatever interests you. Is it then so necessary for us to see each other, in order to give and receive proofs of our mutual regard? Friendship, that pure and disinterested sentiment, is nourished and strengthened by absence. Absence also serves to prove to us the constancy and sincerity of the attachment. The pleasure of writing to each other, the delightful intercourse between two hearts united by esteem and confidence is perhaps one of our greatest delights; and in this case there does not exist that cold conformity of sentiment which you meet with amongst persons who are drawn together by mere chance, without any other ties: for you are never enslaved but by choice and inclination. This intimate correspondence of thoughts is an enjoyment as new as it is interesting. Besides, one finds in absence many other advantages. All defects in the temper and disposition disappear; you only see in your friend's letter, her tenderness, her understanding, and her amiable qualities. No disputes can arise, no opposition can occasion a coolness! but it is not an account of my sentiments you ask for, it is my plan of education. It will not be in one letter, nor in a correspondence of three months, that I can explain it to you in its utmost extent; for it is only by giving you examples, that it will be possible for me to communicate to you my ideas, and nothing but the history of Adelaide, can sufficiently inform you of my system and opinions. You must therefore consider, my dear friend, whether you will have courage to support the fatigue of those minute recitals, which will only describe to you the actions of a child of six years of age; her employments, faults, and improvements, the questions she puts to us, and our answers.