TALBOT4501

Florence
Tuesday May 10^th 1842

My dear Henry

We received yesterday your’s ¹ [sic] and Mamma’s of the 29^{th 2} by which I am sorry to see that you have been so unwell – A journey across the Alps is the most likely thing in the world to set you up, & at this season your mind will be agreeably diverted by Botany – I am certain that the extreme & continued tension you keep it in, upon one subject, is the most injurious thing you can possibly do for it. – I am sorry you have again put off your journey to the 4^th as with the utmost exertion you c^d not be here in time – We shall therefore I suppose, meet at Munich, where we expect to be on the 29^th leaving this Tuesday 17^th poz.

Now I hope you did not set out so soon as the 4^th as if you did I am afraid you will have to wait for us some time & be bored & that would be a pity after hurrying yourself away. It was lucky I did not take any further steps about buying a carriage here now I think we might manage to do without one altogether, as there is a railroad from M. to Augsburg & we could contrive somehow easily to get from there to the Rhine, & once there we are landed – or rather embarked – I hope we shall not miss each other or get into any confusione owing to our respective uncertainty – I have written to you at Fr. & Munich, & now to Heidelb. as you desired, but perhaps you have changed your mind again & gone somewhere else Pray write to Munich if anything sh^d occur to prevent your meeting us there on the 29^th & if you could write one line P.R. Verona it w^d quiet my mind en attendant. ³

Addio y^r aff Sister
Horatia

How very unlucky about your Mrs Bennet! ⁴

Monsieur
M. Fox Talbot
Poste Restante
Heidelberg
G. Duché de Bade
Germania