From G. H. Darwin to Emma Darwin [3 November 1861]

My dear Mama

The row has quite settled down now; the choir is going to begin again, but the organist is ill so, we had only hymns to day. The Gov: is wonderfully liberal & good-tempered now, the row has done him good, it has waked him up. He has promised to let 15 of us go to Wimbledon to play a school there, at hockey, on next Saturday; which is wonderful as it is so near the end of the half. The holidays, as I suppose you remember, begin on the 16^th.— I shall have to get a hamper for Frank's books I suppose. This morning P. preached a sermon right at us all the way through. I have had a great deal of reading in Chapel since Michaelmas, I have to read every other week on alternate days, & 2 lessons on each of two Sundays out of three. Nothing will happen so of course I can't tell you any news. Tom Sayers, who owns a large part of the Alhambra circus came down here & shewed off the circus the other day.

Good bye | I remain your affec: Son | G. H.Darwin

Any news of a cabinet?

One of F's Jerseys is worn out & the other is rather bad, shall I get him a new one.—