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Laycock Abbey
11th April ¹

My dear Henry

I enclose ² you a paragraph which may be interesting to you, as I suppose you have not done with Patents in France. How very seldom one receives a piece of unalloyed good news! Yours of this morning is entirely so. I shall always like M. Claudet, ³ & patronise him with all my friends. Probably he is glad of a new home, it is more attractive to the multitude, & I think will answer to him & please all your real friends, all those who really care about you & your fame

I had a letter from Caroline ⁴ to day from Chudleigh, with not a very good account of Valletort. ⁵ They made 3 days of the journey not to fatigue him. C. told me that Sara ⁶ was toute ébahie ⁷ at the sight of her in Sackville Street ⁸ & she seemed to be the best thing expected there & no wonder.

I hope Wright ⁹ will not be in your way, dusting the books &c &c I believe the Dining room is ready in case you retreat into it.

aff^ly Y^rs
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