From S. E. Wedgwood to Fanny Allen 27 August [1867?]

My dearest Fanny

It was very tantalizing my two last days with you being so interrupted by my tiresome cough but the next day would have been still worse  I was such a compleat dead dog that Eliz persuaded me without much difficulty tho with very little hopes of success to send for Mr Wallis to try if he could not hit upon some soothing cough mixture, & he has succeeded so well that the first night it not only stopped the cough but put me into the most enjoyable state of repose & I was quite a different person the next day, & I continue to find it very useful— I have had no fit of coughing since any thing like that bad one. I hope you had a comfortable visit at Leith Hill—you would hear Jos well, but Caroline is very indistinct. Emma is moving home today instead of coming here which she puts off to a more convenient time but gives a very good account of them all— Etty is fatter & Emma is sure that all her laughing & talking with Dob has done her a great deal of good. You must have had perfect weather for Leith Hill—in sitting out the only care is not choose too hot a place which excludes for the present the bench below. This meeting dear Fanny has been a very great pleasure & satisfaction to me & one for which I shall always feel warmly grateful to you besides a great confidence that we shall persuade you to come again.

I will leave Eliz to finish for me for in spite of Mr Wallis I find writing rather irritating to my cough so with dear love I will say goodbye dearest Fanny— | Remember me very kindly to Miss Frere & Miss Jane Frere

My dear Fanny, at last I have remembered the [yeast] 

The cough mixture Mr Wallis ordered proves such a comfort that I waste some regret that we have been so long without trying it—but I dont think I should have persuaded her now to send for Mr Wallis if I had not had her at my mercy with Charles away— I cant think though why Mr W. never ordered it when he was consulted before— C's nights have been very much better since those merciful fits of coughing have been almost stopped— I hope you will have got some good from Mr Pritchard— If this weather (wonderful weather) lasts it will be far pleasanter on the steamer than ⁠⟨⁠    ⁠⟩⁠

or its being jolly made him strong he does not know—

Will you remember me kindly to both the Miss Freres. farewell [affly]—