TALBOT1884

Edinburgh

November 6. 1829

Not having heard anything from you in reply, about going to Hopetoun House, ¹ I have given up all thoughts of doing so, & as my servant has nothing to do I have sent him with this letter to meet you at the South Queensferry. I don’t wish to be invited to H. House now, it is not worthwhile having lost one day of your visit. I was inspired to hear Lord H. ² was a young man, I had fancied him an old general, covered with scars in the Peninsula war.

William ³ has landed at Dover, I heard from him this morning. – Had I seen you, I should have consulted with you, which Hotel you would prefer to come to in Edinburgh. Gibbs’s is a much more cheerful situation than this. It faces the South, this the North. It has a fine view of the Castle the old Town etc. etc. here we see nothing but Lord Melville on a Pillar. ⁴ However I find Douglas ⁵ very civil & attentive, whether he is cheap I don’t know his having seen my bill.

Yours aff^ty

Henry

Lady Elisabeth Feilding