TALBOT398

29 Brock Street ¹
Tuesday Sept 21^st

My dear Henry

Ela ² has received your 2 letters ³, and we will call at Simms’ Library ⁴ this morning to make the enquiries you wish. Our weather is much finer since yesterday morning, but it was very rough, with frequent storms on each of the preceding days – On Sunday afternoon we drove up to Entryhill ⁵ and saw both M^r and M^rs Monteath. ⁶ I gave your message & have some hopes of recovering those stray numbers of the Journal of B.L. ⁷ to take home with me tomorrow.

But M^r Monteath had evidently stowed them somewhere out of mind; he made many apologies, and also for having kept the other Book so long – I have no doubt he would have said something more about this, yesterday, had I seen him: for he called when I was out, and left his card, but no message. –

I have ordered a Corsham ⁸ fly to meet me at the Station at 5 O’C. tomorrow – so I hope to be home in time to bring you some Fish for dinner – I have done many things that were wanted for Lacock Abbey, – and instituted enquiries for Cooks that may lead to something suitable after a while, but there are great difficulties –

I found D^r Watson ⁹ in full practise and as friendly as ever – he gave his best attention (and at least an hour of his time) to us on the Friday morning. I am very hopeful of the result.

We are now going to drive round the Park & view the latest improvements – Ela tried to get into the Abbey Church; ¹⁰ but found it impossible, from the incumbrance of workmen.

We are very glad you mentioned our travellers’ having reached Pisa: for the enclosure to Ela was written at la Spezia ¹¹ – We have today posted a letter to the address at Florence. No doubt they are very happy now & have the advantage of us in point of weather. Love to Charles ¹² –

Your affectionate
Constance