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M^t Edgcumbe ¹
Tuesday 2^nd April

My dear Henry

As I hear you are thinking of taking Sheichelbauer ², I must tell you how very highly Harriet & M^r Mundy ³ thought of him – you know he was with them a whole year, & when Noel ⁴ was ill at Florence, nothing could be more zealous & thoughtful than he was – He was also with L^y Lyttleton ⁵ abroad & took care of one of her daughters who had been left behind at Wiesbaden I should have put you in mind of him before, only I did not know you wanted a courier or whether he was to be had He speaks very good Italian Mama & Caroline ⁶ set off this morn^g but got no farther than Stonehouse – as they were stopped by a letter announcing that M^r Atwood ⁷ would set off with Val. ⁸ tomorrow – so to our infinite surprise they appeared again at the end of an hour – They mean to be off tomorrow if nothing new occurs – We had the Lords of the Admiralty to dinner yesterday, & today went on board the Black Eagle to lunch with them – Harry Corry & Sidney Herbert & Captⁿ Corry ⁹ – They sail tonight for Cork – it has been most beautiful bright weather for the last 6 days

Y^r aff sister
Horatia