TALBOT6344

Barrow House

Sunday July 28.

My dear Henry

I wrote you a few lines to Paris as soon as I found by your letters that mine to Mout d’or would certainly not reach you – in consequence of your very rapid movements. – I have received all your letters – yesterday no 9, from Mantua, and no 10. from Geneva. – I observe that you were suffering from the heat when writing from Geneva on the 23^d that was our last hot day here when M^lle A went to Watendlath & suffered greatly – from the exposure to the sun – The following night we had thunder rain, without a storm which cooled the air sufficiently & I hope you experienced a similar beneficial change – Perhaps it may have induced you to delay your return a little –* Charles is very impatient to see you & is writing to tell you so – I have helped him to arrange his first sentences; but you must not therefore regard it as my dictation, because he adopted the phrases immediately as his own – He requires to be instructed a little in the language or rather manufacture of a letter. – He tells me himself that he has never felt any pleasure in writing, a letter, which I should have guessed by the style – but he likes of all things receiving letters – and more than once he has alluded to the surprise, akin to sorrow, he felt, at not having had one from you. – <ill. del.> He gets on famously with M^r Wilson – & has already enjoyed much pleasure from the acquaintance. – Yesterday was the Saturday – therefore he came at ½ past 12. – studied, dined with us at ½ past 2. and the weather being again fine, we sauntered before the door with M^r W., talking of excursions & scenery for half an hour – after this Charles walked back with him to Keswick, & we followed in the carriage & visited all together the model of the Lakes & one of the Museums. and parted about eight o’clock. – M^r W. is abundantly civil in every way. He knows every corner & point of this country & had offered to escort us anywhere that we may wish to go – All has gone on as well here in your absence, as possible, so I hope you have felt no anxiety. – Charles continues to please me by his improvement in manner & disposition – but still shows a little selfishness; an indisposition to do what is irksome –

Your affectionate

Constance.