TALBOT4305

Marle Hill ¹
Tuesday July 13

My dear Henry

I am very glad to have heard from you at last – though disappointed at the non success of Barmouth – I hope however that the excursion did you good. – I am sorry you did not get my letters sooner – and very sorry you could not make up your mind at once about the stone gallery floor. ²– for the delay of so many days is of consequence – & I am sorry now that I did not venture at once to give the order as I am sure you cannot help approving of it highly. – Pray send me your consent by return of post as it is essential to have it done & the gallery cleaned during the absence of all of us. – I shall expect to hear in a day or two about your own return home, for I must regulate my own mine accordingly, & my Uncle & Aunt ³ wish to keep us (I can see) more than a week indeed as long as we can manage to stay. –

I sent a letter to you at Barmouth as late as Friday – enclosing one from M^r Strangways. ⁴

I left the remaining Drawings ⁵ (14 I think) in Porters ⁶care, in case you should write to him to send them to you in Town –

We had a very prosperous expedition here having waited only a quarter of an hour at Chippenham ⁷ & another quarter at Swindon Junction. – We took the inside of a Coach at Cirencester & put our Servants & luggage outside – & the driver set us down at my Uncle’s door. We left home at one & reached Marle Hill at six. – and none of us are much tired today.

Excuse haste as we are going out in the carriage, the weather having cleared up. – Pray tell Lady Elizabeth ⁸ that I am quite certain to be at home before she is.

Your affectionate
Constance.

H. F. Talbot Esq^re
31. Sackville Street
London