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65 Harley S^{t 1}

Tuesday April 4^th

My Dear M^r F.

I was very much surprized and gratified by your affectionate letter, ² but I hope that you find yourself altogether able to spare this money, because I assure you that I am in no want of it at the present time, having lived very economically for a year or two. Constance ³ has fortunately no expensive tastes whatever, so that a large income is less necessary to us.

She has prospered exceedingly this time, ⁴ to make up for the last, so that I have not had a minute’s uneasiness about her for the last fortnight. In two days she will be allowed to come down to the drawingroom – We are so near the Regent’s Park that Ela ⁵ walks there every day We do not allow her to cross Oxford Street. –

Lady Ilchester ⁶ has taken the house 18 Clifford S^t corner of Burlington Street, for 4 months –

Yours aff^ly

Henry

There is an invitation come for you from the Thatched House, ⁷ to dine with the Navy Club next week. I think I have seen something of the same sort on your table before.

The Admiral