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Lacock
Sunday

My dear Henry

We arrived here very comfortably by a little after 10 – having dined at Reading – & found the Place looking this morning very clean & cheerful – Will you ask Moore ¹ to give you the Key with my Name engraved on it, & then tell Franklen ² to post make it into a longish parcel, & send it on by the Mail tomorrow night directed Angel Inn Chip. – I gave Moore 2 Keys one of the Door & the other my own key. Thinking I had one here it not worth while to separate them supposing I had another here which I now find I have not – I saw Spencer ³ this morning who gives me a bad account of M^r Paley ⁴ & tells me that Paley called at the Abbey the day after you went to say he was so unwell he felt it to be impossible for him to remain & wishing to know if you had any one to recommend as a Curate – I dare say he will call tomorrow to repeat all this himself – but I thought it as well to mention it at once while I was writing –

I like the look of Graphy very much, & I think he really may do for Horatia ⁵ – John the Groom is going, having married the Laundry Maid foolish Boy – he wrote to give warning a month since but I did not bother you about it till I had seen him & enquired as to the reason – We can easily find another when I get to Town – Y^r Mother ⁶ & Horatia are out & have been all day enjoying the beautiful weather – It is the first Time we have seen the place all tidy without workmen –

Good bye Y^r aff

CF