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M^t Edgcumbe ¹
Sunday, March 19^th 1837

My dear Henry

Bimbo ² is going on as well as possible – indeed he does not suffer any pain, & he is only rather too merry & in too great spirits for his situation – for we have some ado to find a sufficient supply of songs & stories to keep him quiet in bed, which is the main point – I am afraid he will have to stay there some days longer, at the end of which time his arm will be bandaged tight with splints & a sling, & he will then be able to get up without displacing it – We long to hear how Constance ³ is – pray write soon & satisfy us on that point – Horatia’s ⁴ departure was to have taken place last week, but is now postponed to Easter Monday It is delightful to keep her so many days longer – & perhaps by that time the weather will be more favourable for travelling, as everybody foretells a change – Today I suffered more from cold than any day since that bitter weather about Christmas –

Ever Y^r aff^te Sister
Caroline