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Lacock
June 19^th 1849

My dear Horatia

I am so glad you are returned at last – You have been very lucky in escaping what might have been a terrible émeute ¹ at Paris – Ledru Rollin ² & his friends intended nothing less than a reign of terror.

It is blowing a gale from the S.W. You would have had a very rough passage today. Caroline ³ put off her coming to the last minute, and I expected she would have been 2 or 3 days too late. I suppose Milord’s ⁴ stoppage at Vichy was partly in order to enable C. to arrive in time for her waiting. ⁵

Yours aff^ly
Henry