TALBOT4776

Coedriglan ¹
March 24

My dear Henry

Are you studying the Comet’s appearance every fine night? I want sadly to know something about it & should be very grateful for any information you may be willing to bestow on me at your leisure. – I was glad to hear a good account of Aunt Lily’s ² looks from Jane ³ and I hope you are all the better for the fine bright Spring weather we have had lately. – Uncle John ⁴ left us on Monday last. I am sure you would have enjoyed some of the Scrambling walks we took along the Cliffs in the neighbourhood of Dunraven and I wish you would come & get a little Mountain air now we are going home again to Lanelay. ⁵

Mamma ⁶ is pretty well but the Rheumatism in her arm is still troublesome at times & makes it feel weak. – Our kind love to all our cousins. I hope they are all well & blooming as when we saw them. –

I am your aff^ate
coz Mary

Charlotte & M^r Traherne ⁷ would be delighted to see you too – remember they are only 6 miles from Cardiff? –

[envelope:]
Henry Fox Talbot Esq^e
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham
31 Sackville St
London
[note on envelope:]
No Comet since you went-