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My dear George
I was sadly disappted at your falling back so much, & your visit must have been very irksome—
Our party is dispersing tomorrow— Ellen & (Frank as far as London) to Yorkshire & Oxford—& Sara to Basset— I am sure I shall be fond of Ellen She is very modest & she has plenty of feeling. I long to see her fatter & talking as merrily as she used to do; but she looks quiet & subdued— She & Frank are gone to R—bourne & on to Addington today—
When Bessy was there with her the other day the Arch. spoke very nicely about William as a favourite & a sensible boy.
Leo & Eliz. came on Monday— She looking so well & he so comfortable— I feel very easy & comf. with her— They will stay a fortnight & then settle at home— Bessy is gone today up to London to do some shopping w. Henrietta preparatory to our move to the Grove—
Post time so Goodbye my dear old man I hope you have taken a turn— Have you & the Farrers met?
yours me dear | E D
Status: Draft transcription
This transcript was produced as a side-product of the work of the Darwin Correspondence Project and may not have been proofread to the DCP’s usual standards.
Please cite as “FL-0089,” in Ɛpsilon: The Darwin Family Letters Collection accessed on