TALBOT3087

London
May 16^th

My Dear Mother

I received your letter and Caroline’s ¹ the same day – I answered hers by return of post – I conclude you left Nice on the 14^th according to your latest determination, but whether you are gone East or West or North; towards England or from it, is more than I can guess from anything you have said –

Ela ² is today three weeks old she has never had the least ailment of any kind. – I hope she means to be very intelligent – Constance ³ is better, she gets a good deal of sleep now the want of which was the cause of her illness – She recognised today that she was in her own room in Sackville S^{t 4} –

I am glad to hear Horatia ⁵ has been amusing herself so well with musical composition – I wish she was coming home. –

Hedworth Lambton ⁶ is going to be married it is said to Miss Anna Bushe, ⁷ who I think a very pleasing person – Your description of the Spring at Nice is enchanting. – I wish it were not so far from England –

Yours aff^ly
Henry

Miladi
Miladi Feilding
(Aux soins de M. Lacroix Consul d’Angleterre)
à Nice
par Antibes
France
Gênes ⁸