From E. C. Langton to H. E. Darwin [November 1865]

My dear Henrietta

I must send you my best of thanks for your letter; you were very good to write. Now I do hope all is going on pretty well, & that D^r Bence Jones was satisfactory.—Your poor dear Mother will at all events much enjoy the entreé at the Tollets—and I trust your Father may be able to enjoy Eras's society.—

When you see Elizabeth will you give her many thanks from me for her kindness in sending the Aerated Bread; it was so kind of her thinking of it.—Edmund quite forgot to pay for it, but I shall remember some time I hope.—

I sent Elizabeth a delerious account of myself on Wednesday, I had been so reduced by the absence of stimulants, but I am getting better now, and do earnestly hope before long, I may lose this half dead feeling, and be more like myself. We are in expectation that F.F. will certainly drive over from Everleigh, either today or Monday; I have been refused to every soul for many weeks, but as they came 10 miles of course I must see them tho' I shall tell her she is the only exception.—We are both very curious to know whether anything has happened between her & the Hawkshaws or whether it is the usual thing of nothing sufficiently attended to. I thought she doated on Visiting, & would always go any where.—

My best of loves dearest Hen, | LCL