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From the Land of Cimmerian darkness ¹

Jan^ry 16^th 1826

My Dear Mother

This is the darkest day I ever saw here the gas lights are general in the shops at present (¼ before 2). My eyes smart very much with a walk in the fog. - From the print shop at the corner of Sackville S^t, ² you can see nothing whatever of S^t James's Church. Montgomerie ³ has called twice, but I have not been at home. Tell Caroline ⁴ that M^r M's green marble sketching book ⁵ is not forthcoming where she supposed. - I opened the black round table in the Front Drawing Room; two different keys were requisite; I found there no pedigree books but an album locked, in a beautiful red & gold binding - This I will bring with me to Worthing, ⁶ on Wednesday as I hope.

Yours aff^tly

H.F.

Lady E. Feilding
Worthing
Sussex