TALBOT3156

Paris – Hotel de Brighton
Rue de Rivoli
Tuesday 27^th Oct^r 1835 –

My dear Henry

I suppose before this you expected to hear from me from Sackville S^{t 1} – But Paris after all is a most attractive place, & I do not think four weeks too long a séjour after an absence of eight year [sic]. – We have several acquaintance here, all of whom press us to stay, & certainly it is tempting when one sees what a world of good it has done Lord V– & Bimbo. ² – I too am much stronger since I have been in a northern atmosphere – We have been at several brilliant parties at Lady Granville’s ³ – She made many enquiries about Horatia, ⁴ whom you know she met at Aix-les-Bains – she seems to take a great interest in her, & admires her properly – The Kerrys ⁵ are here, next door, at l’Hotel de Windsor – the Carlisles, Sutherlands, William Bentincks, ⁶ Kenmores, M^me de Lieven, ⁷ Ct Matuscewitz, L^d & Lady Canterbury, M^me de Flahault, ⁸ &c, &c. – I have executed your commission chez M. Chevalier ⁹ – He knew your name instantly, & even corrected me in the pronunciation of it – He wished to have known the foyer, ¹⁰ but as you had not specified that, he sent a moyen ¹¹ one, which he assured me was one of his best – the price was 50 francs. Amandier ¹² staid with us a fortnight, & set out on her solitary journey to Nice, last Tuesday evening – She was rather alarmed at the thoughts of going so far alone & in such an inclement season – I expected to have heard from her today from Lyons, but have not yet. –

Wednesday minuit. ¹³

We are just returned from the Vaudeville Gymnase, ¹⁴ very good indeed – Pauvre Jacques, by Bouffé, ¹⁵ an excellent actor – We set off tomorrow early, & I suppose we shall be in London Sunday or Monday – Pray come & see us – we shall only be in town a few days – I will try & write again en route if I can

Y^r aff^te Sister
Caroline

Do come –

Angleterre
W. H. Fox Talbot Esq^r
Laycock Abbey
Chippenham
Wilts