From Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin [15 July 1889]

My dear William

It is pleasant to hear of Sara being all the better, & how delightful Lily must feel it to be well again—

I am so glad to hear that you are off to Spa on the 27^th & Bessy will hold herself in readiness to join Sara when you leave her— We have just heard that Bernard is among the 7 elected for Eton— It shews him to be very clever, but I wish he had not been quite so successful.

There is the anxiety of a new school & fresh companions when he is so well off as he is— Here are F's & H's letters which I shall like to have again some time. The Leonards are here, & he says that Horace enjoys intensely being at work again.

They did their photoing on the top of the Castle Hill aiming at Kings— & an immense quantity of talking besides—

Ida enjoys her garden & feels as if she could never bear to leave home again–- Hen goes today— She was v unwell for 3 or 4 days— She is to see D^r Bright again on Thursday—

They have given up all thoughts of going to Brides, to my g^t satisfaction as her health is too uhncertain and she is so utterly knocked down by any ailment—

Yes O'Connor is a wretch & utterly incapable of being ashamed of himself—

Not m. more absurd than Davitt accusing the Gov^t & Le Caron of having placed the shame Dynamite in the Court. Albert Dicey says that when the Comm. is over there will . . .