TALBOT2319

London
Friday
March 16^th

My dear Henry

It is now settled we are to go Tuesday – I hope you are not ennuyé tout seul ¹ but after all it was your own choice going there before us – We have had very bad weather since you went – I hope it was more propitious at Laycock. We have been very quiet this week last night we drank tea with Aunt Matilda. ² She complains that your visits to her are like angels visits few & far between. Mama ³ sends you today’s Times ⁴ that you may see about the comet that is to come & knock us next year with a tail 40 millions of leagues long!

Kit ⁵ only came back from hunting in the Vale of Aylesbury last Wednesday late at night not knowing the least what was going on in the House, & the first words he heard were Merthyr Tydvil [sic] – The division took place a few minutes afterwards, so he was just in time & the majority was only 4 or 5 so it was most lucky. He set off again this morning at 6 o’clock on another hunting expedition with Lord Clanrickarde ⁶ & 4 others in a landau & 4.

Caroline ⁷ was rather better yesterday I believe they are to go & stay with Lord M^t E. ⁸ at Twickenham for a fortnight at Easter. –

Addio caro fratello ⁹ –

y^rs aff^te
Horatia

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W. H. F. Talbot Esq^r
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham