From Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin 14 June 1895

My dear George

We are quite cold in these high regions. I mean to go down & out of doors today— Hen's friend Miss Clark is here & Dubba is quite sociable & pleasant with her. Miss C. & Bessy & Bernard drove thro Holwood to the ponds, wh. B. said he had never seen before. I was glad to find that he admired them heartily. I have kept v. quiet & seen nobody; but I shall break lose today, as I am quite well— Parslow appears m. as usual. Poor Mary Anne looks very ill—

I was glad to see the ilexes alive & well; but the trees look small after the Grove. Bessy heard from M^rs Ruck yesterday of the death of Col. Steuart—such a happy death w. no illness, being quite well the day before— I believe he was nearly 90.

Who does the hay belong to? There is a crop but not a v. good one— Not at all like the year 93—

I wish I had made you read Leo's speech at Tamworth It was really excellent vigorous & clear & not long. I am v. anxious to see his answer to the Times.

R. has a tennis party today, consisting of Miss Bloor of Goringes; but they want a 4^th as the Miss Ffs are considered hopeless.

My best love to Maud | yours my dear G— | E. Darwin

Bee considered she has done v. well among the women at Chase town. She was talking politics to one of them without exciting m. interest when the woman said how m. she had liked to see the acct of Bee's court dress in the Lich. paper & how she wished she could have seen it.—

Prof. Stuart told Prof. Newton that the U [illeg] w^d have a majority of 70 at the election.