TALBOT1439

London
2^d June

My Dearest Henry

When you hear from William ¹ all the melancholy events ² of this Spring you will no longer wonder at not having received any letters from me except those sent before to Corfu.

One that you wrote from thence with a description of your first impressions of the island, ³ was one of things [sic] that most amused my poor Sister ⁴ in almost the last conversation I ever had with her, & she made the most animated remarks on it & said the most affectionate things of you. I do not at present feel as if my spirits ever could recover the shock, but I suppose time will have its usual effect. It is unfortunate for me that Lord W ⁵- ties M^r F. ⁶ here, because never was change of scene so necessary to me. Or if your Villa was bought the repose of it would be most grateful after all I have gone through.

I long to know your plans if you have not any you may as well turn homewards & perhaps we could make a tour in Auvergne or La Vendé which is beautiful, leaving M^r F. here to meet us at Paris in October. I should be sorry to interfere with any Scheme of yours, but if you have none in particular suppose you revolve this in your thoughts. Upon recollection I believe I have written you some letters ⁷ to Florence, but my head is so bewildered & my nerves so shook [sic] I hardly know what I have done for the last 3 weeks.

Mary ⁸ went back to Penrice ⁹ to day. Jane ¹⁰ is gone with her.

Lord Lansdowne ¹¹ has a severe fit of the Gout at their villa at Richmond a letter from Kit ¹² to you accompanies this.

Let me know what you concoct in your brain about the Summer

God Bless you