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Penrice ¹
Sep^t 12

My dear Henry

I have been much disappointed that you did not fulfil your promise of bringing Charles ² here during his holidays, I have been thinking of it many times & had collected a few seeds for you which I hope may be acceptable, I should have enjoyed going about with you, & Charles might have made acquaintance with his Cousins, now they are gone to Margam ³ Fanny Strangways ⁴ & I shall follow soon most likely, and so I must send my seeds by the post -

I do not know that they are rightly named but you will settle that matter when you see them, easily -

Jane ⁵ thinks herself better for the baths at Wildbad ⁶and intends returning via Munich the end of this month. I do not know what their plans for the winter may be. -

Chris^{r 7} wrote me word he had heard from you a short time ago he is still at Cowes I fancy but expected at Margam very soon. -

M^r Traherne and Charlotte ⁸ are at Tenby. they are tolerably well & I hope enjoying the Sea side. the weather for the last ten days has been very fine & everyone is extremely busy getting in the harvest.

My kind love to dear Cousin Constance ⁹ I am sure she would have put you in mind of your promise if she had known all about it! -

I am your aff^ate coz
Mary

Arabis rosea is now quite naturalized on the Cliffs by the old Castle, & has been gay this summer