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Sunday

My Dear Henry

I am afraid you have not received some prints which I sent several days ago as you take no notice of it. I picked out what I imagined would do best for the sort of thing. Kit ¹ was so excessively charmed with the one representing the Tower at Laycock that I gave it him, & beg you will send me another. It is much clearer ² than the one which represents the South window of the Gallery. ³ Pray do some more landscapes or other things from Nature. I perceive the ribands I sent you last had not pattern enough. ⁴ Pray do some from the Prints I sent you if you have received them. You cannot imagine the excitement in this town since last Tuesday, ⁵ I wonder at your apathy. I am going to have a splendid Party next Saturday & exquisite Music. I went to M^r Babbage’s ⁶ party for your sake. I think the enclosed patterns would have effect in Photography. W^{m 7} came back to town from Abb^y expecting to find himself out & all lost, but to his Surprize he found the tables were turned. ⁸ However I do not feel that is it safe till after the communications in both houses to night. They say L^y Flora Hastings ⁹ is to be discussed there –

Pray do the enclosed