TALBOT689

Castleford ¹

March 29^th 1816

My Dear Mamma,

The British Press ² came today indeed, but not the Morning Chronicle, ³ therefore I cannot send you the verses you speak of. I send you back some however which were in a former paper & seem to me to be of L^d Byron’s ⁴ composition. I thank you for taking the trouble to procure me the British Press, but what I wanted was to see what the Chronicle said – The debates I had read in another paper. – I should like to come home about the 15^th of next month, so as to see a little of my cousin Christopher ⁵ before his holidays are over. I do not suppose that the time of my holidays will make any difference to you – will it?

I have now been here more than one & twenty weeks; & wish very much for the holidays, for I am more tired of Nuttall than words can say. – I fear that you have exhausted your stock of seals, for your last letter was sealed with the old scorpion – I thought “Horet” rather tame; and the Italian motto I don’t understand – You have not replied to my disquisition on Hearts. ⁶ Jane ⁷ has written me a very long & amusing letter; she says William ⁸ is not fond of the Law – Your letter ⁹ was unfinished, however I can supply the last sentence. –

Although Panormus ¹⁰ is not right, yet I think you have made a very good guess; for is not Ormus a fabulous place?

The Wealth of Ormus & of Ind ¹¹ –

Stewart & I went to Pomfret Races on Wednesday, & were tired to death with walking about. They were however, very entertaining –

I remain,
Y^r Aff^te Son

W. H. F. Talbot

Lady E. Feilding
Sackville Street ¹²