TALBOT3739

Sloperton. ¹
October 8^h
1838

My dear Talbot –

I wish you, who possess loco-motive powers² would a little oftener turn them in this direction – for I feel the not seeing any of you to be very dreary. Do tell me about Lady Elisabeth & Lady Valletort ³ as well as about yourself, wife and babes –⁴ for I long to hear something.

I have not yet read your book nor can conceive what has become of it – I mean of my copy of it. See it I certainly did, when on the wing to Ireland, and suppose take for granted it must have been at Longman’s, where I suppose it is now lying – uncut, unread, but not therefore “unhonoured”, for I could answer for its being good, and shall, I hope, make it answer for itself ere long.⁵

Kind regards to all yours

from another Yours most truly [illegible deletion]
Thomas Moore

Henry F. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham