TALBOT4591

Wednesday
24 August

My Dear Henry

I intended to have gone down to you tomorrow, but the unexpected arrival of L^y H. Galwey ¹ from the Continent has induced me to defer it for a a [sic] day or two. She landed yesterday Evening at Tower Stairs and proceeds shortly to Dunraven Castle. ² William ³ set off this Morning to comfort his Mother for her brother’s death. ⁴ The last time I saw Sir Henry Digby a few Months ago he looked all health & strength. I went to Dss S^{t 5} yesterday & found things much as I had left them before I went to Dogmersfield. ⁶ Constance ⁷ is very anxious you should take the present opportunity of touring about & doing yourself good. She made me promise to urge this, but I know of old how little weight arguments about health have with you, & yet nobody requires it more than you do, to give energy & vitality to your talents. In fact the intellect wears out its envelope if the equilibre is not kept up. Signify to M^rs Price ⁸ that we shall be at L. Abbey next Saturday. M^r Mundy ⁹ is in Derbyshire, his presence was required as a Magistrate. L^y H. G. is at Lady Jane Walsh’s ¹⁰ in Berkeley Square. What a delightful Season for you to visit Sanqhar [sic] House in the North of Scotland! & how the fine weather lasts. You say your Self that Highland air would revive you – think of Mountain walks! the plea of want of time is a bad one, you will lengthen your life by taking care of digestion & digestion is promoted by air & exercise, ergo go and look at Sanquhar House, it is as good an object as another