From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin [5 August 1883]

My dear George

I was rejoiced to hear your good acct of yourself & that you are able to work well— How glad I shall be if your state of health takes an upward turn—

W^m came on Friday night; but I was in bed yesterday, & am got pretty right today—

He has been preaching about money to Frank who is really too foolish—I wonder if he has realized that leaving £1500 for years uninvested is about £50 a year loss—

He promises that he will be wiser— W^m is for me to let F^r build his own house as he thinks he will look a little after the money in that case. Ellen somehow was more shy at becoming known to W^m but she is grown comf. now. I let her know that you had called on her & she said it was v. kind of you— William is r. disturbed at there being so little of her (bodily I mean) At F. drove off yesterday all the way to Abinger 33 miles. Her strength for driving & talking is wonderful. F^r & Ellen & Bessy took Bernard to the old climbing tree in Holwood Park on Friday— Eau de Nil safely rec^d— There is a curious paper on thought reading in the Spec—

That tiresome boy Frank has not told Bernard yet; & I cant make him do so— We have had very nice warm weather for a week— I am going to write to Ida—so you need not pass on this. Goodbye my dear boy | E D