From Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin [9 August 1862]

My dear Hen—

We have written to engage the best house for a month at 10£ but it is doubtful whether it may not be gone. If not that the sea view house with no sea vview at 6 1/2 The boys will have to turn out for you & you will have to take beds at the Inn when we come on Wed.

Lenny was very languid & dead all yesterday but his liver is considerably wrong which quite accounts for it. He is up now & looking much brisker & is to take blue pill 1/2 g. twice a day. Send me back W^ms letter.

I suppose you will go early on Monday. I am in Hopes the weather will change now Louisa went off very stout hearted.

Goodbye my dears I must write to W^m. | yours E. D.

I think you are better off in London this horrid weather. Seeing the date of W^ms I have little hope of the good house but the other is evidently house enough tho' not so nice