TALBOT1146

Penrice ¹
1^st January 1824

I am glad to hear you have at last found a house you like; do you still intend going to Baden in the summer? What Christmas weather have you had – here it is very mild, with continual high winds and rain – The Oxford list of honours has appeared, and Kit ² is to our universal satisfaction in the first class, Mathematics – I fully expected it when he shewed me his answers to the problems given, but I suppose very few ever succeeded with so short a time of reading – what can have become of the parcel of books, &c. that I sent by the Genoa diligence? Tell Car & Hor. ³ that I am going to bring them two very pretty sketches of Emma’s, ⁴ representing Penrice & Oxwich Bay which I daresay they have forgotten –

Charlotte ⁵ is better but still very bad, which is quite lamentable. M^r Lemon ⁶ has been ill again lately, and so has my Aunt Susan ⁷ – Julia Sheffield ⁸ has had a fine boy which I suppose you have heard – I tell you all the news I know of. I think of going to Bowood ⁹ this day fortnight, & shall not stay there long – I am glad my letter made the state of things plainer to M^r F. ¹⁰ about his box –

I conclude by wishing a happy new year to you all –

Your aff^te Son
W.H.F. Talbot

I wish you knew Kit a little better, you would like him exceedingly

Miladi
Miladi Feilding
Dame Angloise

Gênes
Italie