From Emma Darwin to H. E. Darwin [winter 1870]

& I trust some good may be done y^r letter just came. Poor C. L. I suppose it is doubts about future life troubles him too like G. Still I hope that w. his vivid love for Ed. & Mildred he forgets his harmful feeling when pretty well. I feel sure you will go & visit the Tollets if they live tho' one always feels that such a doubt—

I have written to Miss Latter & asked her to come here about P. F. I have got a lot of new music chiefly Schuberts & sh^d much enjoy it. F. is quite resigned about it. Lenny's vac. begins 20^th but he believes they w^d give him an add. week for going abroad. You had better settle y^r coming home according to weather alone. It is complete winter still.

Eliz. went to Barlaston yesterday. I have been bothering her again about Miss P. & little Bertha, as Clem & Emily are strongly of opinion that she is not fond of the child, & that her passion for saving is so strong that it is impossible for her to be liberal eno' in food. I told her of the Lush's National Boarding School at Ockham for £18 a year every thing & the Miss L's look after them & see to their comfort.   The government really has such an easy time of it w. no opposition to any thing as one may say. I enjoy the Irish Coercion bill thoroughly. Lord Derby & Goschen &c seem most in earnest about pauperism