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Knightstone ¹
November 10^th

My dear Henry

We will expect you on Saturday & prepare a bed for you in the next house. – And what time do you think you shall come? – in time for dinner? – If we knew the hour we could walk to meet you in case of the weather being fine – I hope the Sun will shine & enable you to make a Calotype of our Island.- ²

I believe I shall want between £80 & £90 – to pay our six weeks accounts at Weston – house rent coals &c – And I name it now in case you like to bring it with you – I dare say you recollect my drawing out, at Clifton ³ nearly all the last amount that was put into the Melksham ⁴ Bank. – Miss Bathurst has invited the children ⁵ to drink tea with her today, to meet 2 little grand daughters of the Bishop of Bath & Wells ⁶– They are delighted at the thought of so much pleasure – & are going in a wheel chair as the day is damp. – Yesterday we had much rain. –

Your aff^te
Constance. –

We shall be happy to see M^r Strangways ⁷ if he comes with you –