TALBOT6229

Lacock Abey
Sunday 13^th.

13 May 1849 [in another hand]

My dear Henry

Here is a letter that will make you perfectly happy, I hope, about our Sisters at Rome. You will see that no letter has been either lost or delayed, but that they did not even think of writing. – I hope nothing will occur in the mean time to make their departure more difficult than they anticipate – At any rate they must have both money & horses as they do not specify the contrary fact – They seem as much at a loss as we are to assign a cause for the attack of the French – I send you also a note of Lady Lansdowne to whom I wrote on Friday – to ask if she had heard anything. You might have had your mind set at ease yesterday if you had thought of applying to her – but perhaps the Trahernes were also au courant de tout cale & in communication with you –

I congratulate you very much on your satisfactory arrangement with the American gentleman, & I hope it will in some degree make amends for former disappointments – M^lle. A is curious to know his name, as she has several American acquaintance & she thinks he may possibly be a friend of hers – She desires me to thank you very much for both your letters – as do I, for those you wrote me, but I could not answer the first, for fear of disappointing your probable expectation that a letter from Caroline or Horatia might be in the same envelope.

Thanks also for the Chronicle: that letter is very interesting – Our invalids have not left their bed yet but they are no worse, & Mr Kenrick continues to attend them.

Your affectionate
Constance –

I think you once told me we could have books to read from the Library in St. James’s Sq^r. Can you get the Pickwick papers & Dombey and Son! – to bring down with you, when you come –

[Part of Document 06229, as attachment]

Lady Lansdowne to Constance Talbot

 

My dear Constance

Nothing has been heard of Caroline since the 12^th. April – & Charry Traherne tells me their last letter was the 18^th. they were then packing up – & meant to set out early in May – I trust they will be personally safe but it is very disagreeable & the more so because it might have been so easily avoided, as the “coming events” sent long shadows & they could have moved to Naples if the weather was too cold to come north, which I dare say has been their reason –

I have had more rheumatism the last month than all the winter –

I wish you had told me how you are getting on & if you are really going to h..re[?] Lacock

Yours very aff^ly
LL

I will let you know if I hear from Rome & shall be obliged if you will do the same

L^y. Brownlow has just written me word that she has heard from L^d. M^t. E. the 27^th all well, no danger to them & meaning to start by sea on the 12^th she has also a few lines from Car of the 20^th the attack of the French had made no difference to their plans