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My dear Henry

As you are at home by this time, I send you the enclosed that you may answer it yourself. I do not remember any picture of a Bishop in the Dormitory. Another Letter from M^r Awdry ¹ has followed you to Markeaton. ² Lord Ilchester ³ is expected to night in town a week. You will find Horatia & M^r F. ⁴ at Abbotsbury ⁵ – They remain there a fortnight & then go to Moreton. ⁶ Lord Belmore⁷ comes to London with my Brother so there must I should think be room for you at Abbotsbury, if you will bend your steps thitherward. Horatia returns to Melbury again after Moreton. How I envy your being at the dear Old Abbey – If you had heard the tender manner in which Caroline ⁸ apostrophized it on your departure, when she took a last view of it! it was particularly touching after the vehement desire she had that her first born should be a native of its precincts, & which had cost her so much to give up. You will find the Duke of Richmond ⁹ has altered our Post office, M^r F wrote to you about it when you were wandering in text missing. ¹⁰

Litchfield Cathedral must be beautiful to judge by your little view in the corner. Did you receive Caroline’s half letter? ¹¹

I will write to you every day while I think you are at Laycock, as you are in solitude & must want to be au courant. ¹²

London Oct^r twenty-nine 1832 Valletort ¹³
Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham