TALBOT2895

Laycock abbey
30^th May

My Dear Henry

The very day Horatia ¹ wrote to you last (she was then very painy [sic] & uncomfortable) a rhumatic [sic] fever declared itself, & she has been in bed ever since, tho’ to day she is decidedly a shade better, & M^r Kendrick ² seems to be managing her with great skill or we should have sent for D^r Fowler. ³ This being the case I see little chance of our getting away on the day we intended though if once the pain has left her the change of air M^r K. says would be the quickest cure. We shall now probably leave this on Wednesday 11^th June, which will give us time to see you again. M^r F. ⁴ went himself to Trowbridge & found M^r Haydon, ⁵ but he was unluckily obliged to go to town the very next day, he returns next Wednesday & will set about it immediately. M^r F. says it is a very short job, & he thinks there cannot be any mistake made. I wish you had told us more political news, it is a very interesting moment. The Times ⁶ to day is very impertinent I see to Lord Lansdowne. ⁷ I fear Lord Grey ⁸ will take in some radicals to fill up the blank spaces. If so our pente ⁹ will be accelerated –

There is no post tomorrow, but Sunday I will write & let you know how she is. She has got some Novels to amuse her, you see how well I judged not to let them read Novels in health, for then one has no resource in sickness. Suppose you write to her, it would amuse her –

aff y^rs
E F

In my private opinion we shall not be able to go so soon as the 11^th

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^r M.P.
31. Sackville Street
London