TALBOT2053

Marle Hill House ¹
Friday Nov^r 9

My dear Papa

If Mama has not left you will you thank her for her letter received yesterday morning – she must I fear have been Sadly hurried by getting ready to start on Saturday, and it was most unlucky that the Mundys ² could not receive here a few days later. –

We have staying here, M^rs Basil Jones ³ wife of the Chaplain of the Archb^p of York ⁴ – She is full of the visit of the Prince & Princess of Wales ⁵ the church Congress &c – Did you know that M^rs Thomson is considered almost the most beautiful woman in England – and was greatly admired by the Princess of Wales – M^rs Jone’s husband has the living of Bishopthorp close to the Palace – she is trying to learn the Yorkshire dialect so as to understand the people but it appears to be very difficult –

Aunt Saunders ⁶ sends you her love (if you will allow her) and desires me to say that since her visit to Lacock she is found to be so much improved in chess that now nobody ventures to play with her any more!!! –

The weather has been generally very fine since I came – yesterday was stormy but today quite bright again.

Good bye dear Papa

Y^r affec^te daughter
Ela

I was glad to hear that Bertha Talbots ⁷ wedding went off so well. Please to tell Mamma ⁸ that I have money sufficient to pay for the Medlars