TALBOT1054

Naples,

Feb. 11. 1823

It is fifteen days since I left you, & no letter from you! not a single line from any one of my family! & I have written you three ¹ such long letters – We had a delightful day yesterday at Cuma, Baiæ &c; & I should have thought it perfect, if it had brought a letter from you, but Giovanni ² came back with the usual tidings, quatre pour Mons^r Nicholl, rien pour vous ³ – We meant today to have gone up Vesuvius, but it rains. William ⁴ means to accompany us back to Rome. We have a fine view from our windows, but do not see it often, owing to the thick weather – An old schoolfellow of mine wants me to go with him to Sicily, & return the end of April, which I should like very much. The bad weather will render it difficult for us to see in the limited time we propose, all the sights here. I am afraid we must give up Pæstum or Beneventum, or Ischia. I asked you in one of my letters to send me my telescope, which would be very useful – My love to all,

Your aff^te Son

W. H. F. Talbot

Jane’s ⁵ letters say that Giles ⁶ has safely arrived at Melbury. ⁷ I have received since I came here neither letter nor journal of any sort.

Miladi
Miladi Feilding

Palazzo Ceva
Roma