TALBOT587

Ιυνη 25^θ 1813
ΔεαρΚουσιν,

Αρε ιου νοτ συρπριζε δ ατ σεεινγ με σο λεαρνεδ? Ι θινκ θε παθ ιου προποσεδ ιυιλλ β ε υερι πλεασαντ ινδεεδ. Θε δεαρ βοι φιδδλε ισ ατ μι σιδε σπεακινγ ιν μι εαρ λικε α σπεακινγ τρυμπετ, ανδ βαυλινγ λικε αν ολδ ραυεν.

ιουρ υερι α φφεκτιον ατε Κουσιν

Ιανε Αρριοτ Ταλβοτ

Ρ.Σ.

Θε βοι λικεσ το ιυρι τε το ιου Α α Λατιν Λεττερ, σο ιου μυστ εξκυσε μι λεαυινγ οφφ σο σοον. Θε βοι κα με το πενρικε ¹ ον Μονδαι, Μισσ Βενκ, Καρρι ανδ Ι βρουγθ θε βοι φομ Μαργαμ, ιν θεΧασε ανδ α λιττλε δογ, α βασκετ οφ ροσε σ ανδ νοσεψαισ ιν ευετι ποκκετ, Ι καν ασσυρε ιου ιτ ιυασ α βοωερ οφ φλοιυερσ. Ι δο νοτ θινκ θε βοι ισ [illegible deletion] γοινγ το ιυριτ ε, ανδ Ι ιυιλλ νοτ ιυριτε ανι οφ μι σορτ οφ γρεεκ, σο γοοδ νιγθ μι δεαρ Κουσιν ασ Ι μυστ γο το βεδ –Ι μ υ σ τ ιντενδ δρεαμινγ οφ μι δεαρ Κουσιν Ανρι. δρεαμ οφ με. –

τυρν ουερ ²

I have now got so well acquainted with the Greek Characters that I wrote the last part without an Alphabet altho’ I never knew any before this letter was written – I will console you supposing you did not read it) with the thoughts of its not being worth hearing – I had a letter from Aunt Susan ³ a few days ago she writes so very amusingly that it really is instructive to [illegible deletion] corespond [sic] with her – I like your Mock Tragedy very much indeed I have got the first part of what you sent before, I stole it from you one day at Clifton, ⁴ and after that you gave it to me – As to the [Vinny?] I am become quite outrageous about its being kept we must have it – We will have nothing but the real good solid [Vinny?] it self we will have it I do not say what is to done [sic] to you if I do not receive it shortly – I am in such a rag (as M^r Feilding says ⁵) that I cannot write any more. However I wish you were here t that I might vent my anger upon you – We all (tho’ I have not enquired) send our most tender love to our dear Cousin Henry.

Believe me your very affet Cousin
J H Talbot

W. H. Fox Talbot
D^r Butler’s
Harrow School
Middlesex
Penrice. June 25^th 1813. ⁶