From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin [1 September 1883]

My dear George

I have very little to tell you; but I shall like to hear from you, if you have ever so little to tell me— Elinor came yesterday evg— She is to try a strict milk diet for a month as every sort of food disagrees with her—& Seltzer water every 2 hours— How Sir Andrew w^d disapporve of that   She says she feels quite unfit to do any thing; but she worked & talked cheerfully all evg—

She has no objection to the milk— Her homeopath Dr is to watch her. She is not thin— I feel comf w. her & we sit silent or talk just as we like.

Dubsy is absorbed in flags & has drawn the whole set in the map book—

Rasmus goes to Abinger on Wed— Bessy come back from the Pattricks today, & I go to Ellen T's on Monday; wh. I shall find resting— as she does not appear till 11– or 12– & I like her company partic—

Rasmus is v. charming & devoted to making trains of every thing that comes to hand   It shews a gt deal of imagination— I suppose you have seen Ida—who sounds most comf—

yours my dear | E. D—

The special quality I sh^d give Bee is dependabliness & that is not a bad foundation.