TALBOT2235

Sep^r 29^th

My dear Henry

I am quite sconfortabile ¹ that you do not write to any of us, particularly as your parting words were that you would write first selon toutes les régles, ² as the goer having always more to say than the left is a received opinion.

The Gents continue to sing like Nightingales, none of the rest of our party have arrived as yet, from one cause or another, but October is to be a full Month in the precincts of the Abbey. The Gallery begins to look delightful, & turns out to be superexcellent for Music. M^r F. ³ begins the Month of October by shooting pheasants with Kerry ⁴ at Bowood. ⁵ Lord L ⁶ – is there for 2 or 3 days –

Lord V ⁷ – was to have been here to day, but has the gout!!!!

Pray Pray write

Y^rs
E F

What have you been about?

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^r
Post Office
Derby
Skipton ⁸
Yorkshire