TALBOT5473

London

Sunday

14 Dec. 1845

My Dear Mother

I hope you received the letter ¹ I wrote yesterday – I am sorry Lord L. ² was called up to Town the day before your spread as it is so seldom he favors us with his presence. I suppose my message about photography in Syria ³ was not in time. I find that Brooke ⁴ has sold altogether about a hundred of the pictures at about 4 shillings or 4/6 each. What fine moonlight nights we have had lately – I hope the planets have been shining propitiously upon the Abbey –

Yours aff^ly

Henry

I send the Post to divert you – The violence of its anger against Peel ⁵ will amuse you all