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My dear M^r Talbot

Your joyful news ¹ has indeed surprised us very much & you will believe delights us beyond measure, we all rejoice too at the birth of another little girl & we hope you are equally pleased & satisfied that Ela ² has a little sister.– How very fortunate that you had just got into your House & that M^rs Wilks ³ was within reach – Give our tenderest & most affectionate love to dear Constance ⁴ & tell her how happy she has made us by taking us so completely by surprise, & how much we rejoice that she has been spared the tediousness of the last few weeks; you will let us know the first moment that we may be allowed to write to her, & I am sure you will kindly recollect how excessively anxious we shall feel to hear that all goes well, & will let us have a few lines very frequently, especially tomorrow there being no post on Sunday –

Will you read & take charge of a letter to Constance that would reach Sackville S^{t 5} by 2^d post yesterday Thursday, –

& Believe me ever Yours affect^ly
Laura Mundy

Markeaton ⁶

Friday March 17.–

We shall be particularly desirous to hear that Constance gets some really good sleep –

H.F. Talbot Esq^r
Harley Street
London