TALBOT4367

5 Crescent
Nov 13^th Saturday –

My dear Henry –

You have been so munificent in sending me the earliest Globes ¹ since the little Prince’s birth, ² that I much suspect you have been affording me one copy for my private perusal. – Thanks for your kind thought about it. – I am rather diverted to find all the details of the first accounts contradicted in later ones – When do you propose coming to us! – Rosamund & Matilda ³ are playing beside me & send their Papa 2 kisses each with their love. – Ela ⁴ is lying down up stairs with a bilious headache – and little Matilda had just the same kind of attack yesterday. – It was nothing but what Bennett ⁵ & I could have cured ourselves – – but for additional satisfaction I took this opportunity of making acquaintance with M^rs Howard’s doctor. – as I wished to know what had produced these sick-headaches in order to avoid the cause in future. – I suspect the doctor thinks it attributable to their having commenced bathing so late in the season. but I shall have some further talk with him on this subject. –– Since writing this, I have received a visit from D^r Allanby who came charged with a message from Lady Harriet ⁶– He also says the weather is too cold for bathing – except a chance day now & then. In this case I suppose we must trust to the strengthening effect of the air & plenty of seawater brought into the house – Lady Harriet had a letter from Harriet ⁷ yesterday giving a better account of dear little Noel ⁸ – Marian ⁹ also heard by the same post & forwarded the letter for me to read. – but their anxiety is by no means at an end – for at the time of writing Nov 2d was in a state of great exhaustion consequent upon the fever – and he thought there would be no decided change for the better for the next week at least – Poor Louisa Frampton ¹⁰ had rather an alarming attack a day or two ago – & they sent express fm D^r Allanby – but when he saw her yesterday she had rallied. – It is quite surprising to see that her strength has held out so long. – How are you all at Lacock? – or rather I should say how are you both! –

Your affectionate
Constance –