From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin 27 July [1881]

My dear George

F. & I are much vexed to hear what poor hopes you have of the success of the pendulum—but I can't help hoping that some side long benefit may come out of it.

We shall be a large party on Sat, as William will be here till Tuesday— Suppose you were to come on Monday when the Farrers will be gone. Also we are going to Eras. on Wed– & I think Eras. sh^d have 1 day between your visit & ours—

The week after we have Miss Gladstone who is very cordial about coming. She says her father has borne this tremendous strain admirably— Here is Sara's last; how happy they are without M^lle. They have been too feeble in bearing her all this time; for she is not even a good teacher.

Frank will come home about Aug 1— He starts tomorrow for Wurzburg but Sach's conduct about his wife putting her in an asylum & taking a mistress has been so bad, he dislikes seeing him. Her friends have taken her out of the Asylum. F. & I are going to do M^r Rich sometime in Sep. so I think you m^t put off that piece of virtue, yours my dear G—

We have the 2 Farrers boys—w. is a good thing—as more effectually stopping any confidential talk