From Sara Darwin to Emma Darwin 23 November [1893]

My dear M^rs Darwin

As we have no news from Cambridge to-day. I think we may believe that Horace's condition is as good as we could hope for. It is such a mercy, to know that he has gone tho. the worst & that there is every reason to hope that he will have fair health. It will indeed be a great day, when he can move about again.

William is better, but he seems to get well slowly, & he finds [illeg] very [dull]. He has taken to Molières to cheer himself up! To-day he has been in the Blue room, the room which you found so much too hot in summer, but owing to a bitter North-Easter it took hours to make it warm enough!

The little girls came yesterday. The walk is two miles & Grace can easily do it twice but for Suzan once is enough so they drive back. They came in looking rosey & happy & I think the climate must suit them. Susie amused me by [illeg] a word she said of her drawing which she made smaller than the copy. "Yes. I have enlittled it—".

Lucy is busy getting her house in order! & she has more energy than your humble servant & really enjoys the occupation—

Farewell dear M^rs. Darwin I have thought so much of you during these last anxious days.

Your [illeg] affec^ate. | Sara Darwin

Love from William