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Wednesday

My dear Henry

I hear that our railroad to Bath opens today. - I should like to take advantage of it, (if you approve,) & go pleasuring both to Bath & to Bristol with Miss Cotton. ¹ - She has a friend at Clifton ² whom she would like much to see & she want to buy a p^r of spectacles at Bristol. - Then she would like to see Bath, her only knowledge of that place having been gathered 20 years ago by passing through it & only stopping to sleep there. - I will promise not to over-fatigue myself & think it will perhaps be better to make 2 days of it than to attempt to ramble over all Clifton & all Bath the same day. -

If the weather should continue as little showery as it is today, the excursions will please us both equally. - Today we are thinking of a drive to Bowood in the Cobourg ³ if the rain s keeps off long enough. - Yesterday we walked up Bowden hill ⁴ through M^r Sotheron's ⁵ grounds, & sheltered ourselves under the trees during a very heavy storm. The clouds cleared off well before we reached the top - and Miss Cotton was enchanted with the view. - It is very unfavorable for Porter's occupations. ⁶- & only four copies could be made yesterday. -

Yr aff^te
Constance