TALBOT3491

Moreton ¹

March 26

My dear Henry

The prosperity of dear Constance ² delights us more than we can express & the fact mentioned by Laura ³ of her being likely to prove a good Nurse makes me very envious – Nevertheless I rejoice most exceedingly thereat knowing the pleasure it will give her – I am commissioned by my mother ⁴ (who you know takes all the Longespée family under her special protection) to say that she doth by no means approve of the name of “Olive” which I told her was I believed thought of for your second daughter. She does not think it at all pretty (in which however I differ from her) and that moreover it is not nearly so old as many others – For instance Ida, Idonea (which is quite a separate name) Isabel &c &c All these are very pretty but if you do not approve of them why not call it by the lovely name of Rosamond? If the only English Pope ⁵ is Godfather to my son, ⁶ why should not poor Fair Rosamond Clifford ⁷ be Godmother to your Daughter? –

Will you let us know when Aunt Lily ⁸ &c are likely to be in London as my mother has never had an answer to her last letter she does not know where to direct –.

We have been a sad invalidish set but I hope change of air to Weymouth which we are going to try next week will improve us. My mother is now confined upstairs with a cold – She has never been at all well since her illness in the Autumn & I shall grow uneasy about her if she does not mend soon – My father ⁹too has had a very bad cough and cold & indeed all the household have been ailing more or less. –

M^r Mundy ¹⁰ is very much obliged to you for complying with his wishes – & with our kindest love to Constance Believe me

Y^r aff^t Cousin
H G M^y

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
65 Harley Street
London