From Emma Darwin and H. E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin 2 September [1889]

My dear G—

By all means give M^r Forrest the use of the tanks— We had a foggy mg & beaut p. m. yesterday. There was m. sitting out; but I hardly saw the chicks.

Gwenny & B. paid me a visit on my sofa & played w. the potticles for the 1^st time this visit, while I was in bed—

Sara is better than I expected to see her, & sat up each night till 9.30   I am glad to see that her appetite is good.

Bernard went to church yesterday evg. w. Laura & Bessy—& was deeply interested in the sermon, wh. Laura also thought a good one (not M^r Ffinden I need hardly say)—

W^m. is just going—

Best love to Maud.

That w^d have been a serious blunder w. your windows—

yours dear G— | E. Darwin

[Enclosure]

Dear G.

Here are two moths in this—one alive & one dead & these are the real dangerous "morth" as Alice spells it warranted genuine

Will you compare it with mothers specimen.

I hope I shall have stupified the live one with chloroform, but you will open with caution in case he doesnt mind it— your affect H. E. L.