From Emma Darwin to Horace Darwin [c. 25 February 1870?]

My dear Horace

I am very sorry you have been so bad— George likes D^r Frank so much, I am rather for your consulting him too, not that I think medecine likely to do you good but a sensible D^r is such a comfort— George’s acct of himself is certainly a trifle better, & that walk he took by himself shewed much vigour. It is a pity you sit opposite such an unpleasant vis-a vis as Miss Farquharson— I wonder whether she is not punishing F's doctrines thro’ you— We find you can have 10^lb by grande vitesse for 4–3 carriage paid so we shall send off on Monday

compress

grammar

gauze

beef tea

waistcoat

The law books shall come by post—when F. finds them—

but we are afraid of sending Tobacco & no doubt the Langtons will bring it, being such small parcels. They go in about a week I am glad to say & I trust they will go to the Provence—

I think it must be better for both of you to be in a place where you can walk & loiter in the open air instead of taking a cold rush along the lane here in a N.E. storm such as has blown these 2 days—

Bessy had 2 pleasant days in London at Bry. dentistry & seeing pictures.

Yours my dear old man | E.D—

F.'s face keeps rather bad; but he is better than usual in other respects