TALBOT2769

Nice
Jeudi 19 Décembre ¹ 1833

My dear Henry

Your letter from Lyons arrived the same day as the Galignani ² of the same date from Paris. I am glad you get on prosperously though slowly – Our société has been transferred to Cannes or Marseilles or thereabouts – the Cowpers ³ are gone there for change of air, as L^d C. was very unwell here – Captⁿ Tower is also gone & by this time the Jerseys ⁴ must be arrived there also – we expect them here tomorrow & could have taken such a nice apartment on our floor for them if we had only heard a day or two sooner, which has in the mean time been seized by some new comers. The weather is lovely today – L^d V. ⁵ is gone to Villa franca with L^d Wiltshire & M^r Watson, ⁶ who is just arrived from Genoa – he came there from Naples in the steamboat with Uncle John, ⁷ homme sans foi! ⁸ who went on to Marseilles, after he had written to say he would come & see us here, sending me instead all sorts of messages about his being in a hurry to reach Paris, & not being able to tear himself away if he came here, &c, &c.

We expect here likewise L^d de Ros, & old Lady Cunningham with her uncle, I believe, the rich M^r Denison. – Bimbo ⁹ is much improved since you went & will very soon walk alone – he says Ma-ma perfectly well, which charmed me the first time I heard it. The Nursery dissensions are only patched up for the present, for they hate one another like poison. – I am glad you saw the antiquities of Orange; I have always heard they were very fine, but thought they lay out of the great road. I hope Constance ¹⁰ will enjoy her stay at Paris – it will be a great contrast to anything she has seen yet. – I hear rumours of wars on the side of Russia – pray wrote me what you think upon the subject, as well as any news you hear – Love to Constance & Amandier ¹¹ – don’t forget to take over some Racahout ¹² for Horatia, ¹³ to fatten her extraordinarily –

Y^r very aff^te Sister
Caroline

L^d V. has not been quite well these few days, owing to his having twisted his foot by riding into a bog – luckily he did not fall – Addio – remember the Eclipse ¹⁴ –

France
Monsieur
Monsieur Fox Talbot

Poste Restante
Paris