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Lacock Abbey
Wednesday –

My dear Henry

I am very sorry I was so careless as to forget your request – and I now make all the reparation in my power by sending you 3 powders –

We had great delight yesterday in preparing to receive our Aunts ¹ from Bowood ² and the weather was so beautiful, that I really believe they enjoyed coming as much as I did receiving them – Lady Lansdowne appeared very much better than when I saw her three weeks ago – Lady Mary was suffering from a headache – otherwise I thought her looking tolerably well and not altered in countenance or manner since her sad accident at Coedriglan ³ –

I did not mention our uncertainty to her but advised with Lady Lansdowne & agreed to let it all rest as at present settled till I know something po more positive from you – Lady Elisabeth ⁴ wrote to me this morning that we had deranged her plans, but she could not decide on anything till after she had seen you. –

Harriot ⁵ says that 42 Queen Anne St ⁶ is to be let – She enquired the terms & found them as follows. 50 guineas per month for 2 months certain – making up ten beds – with the possibility of adding one – These terms would not suit us – but Marian ⁷ thought that a smaller sum would be taken & for a shorter period – considering the advanced stage of the season –

I have planted out all the seedlings that are old enough in the bed you fixed upon & caused the S^t John’s wort – & Echium to be pruned. Today was very favorable for gardening – the air milder & the ground very moist –

Your affectionate
Constance –

I paid M^r Jennings ⁸ 12 pounds today for the Pony – as I thought you would like it settled at once – and he told me that was the price. M^r Gale ⁹ wanted to buy him if you had not –