TALBOT1010

Paris
October 7^th 1822

My dear Henry,

I am delighted at the hope I have of seeing you at Florence in the beginning of next month, I cannot tell you how much I enjoy the thought of it & how much I expect to say & do when we meet – We left England a week ago & tomorrow move on southwards to Lyons, Grenoble, Turin, Genoa, & eventually Florence after which we shall go to Rome & Naples – we intend returning by the Tyrol & Switzerland & then down the Rhine.

I was so much delighted with all I saw in the spring that I expect to be half crazy when I first catch a glimpse of the Alps after them the plains of Piermont. Give my love to Aunt Lily. ¹ I don’t know how she will receive me after my ungrateful silence but I really have done nothing for the last Twelvemonth –

I shall expect to hear from you at either Turin or Genoa that I may know how to find you at Florence &c, &c, – I hope I shall find a good many things plants before I see you, which I shall expect you will help me to make out, the only Book of Botany I have with me is the Hortus Kewensis ² which I fear is too learned for me at least it is very little help to me – My Love to dear Caroline & Horatia ³ who I shall be delighted to see tho’ I suppose they have outgrown my remembrance of them &

your aff^te Cousin
Jane H. Nicholl

A Monsieur
Monsieur W. H. Talbot

Post Restante
Firenza
Italie
Paris

[illegible] 7 October