TALBOT7278

Penllergare
July 18^th

My dear Henry

I am sorry you did not receive the Photographs much sooner I intended packing them off for you to have, whilst Mary ¹ was at Lacock, to talk them over, and explain why so few were sent – because so few have been yet made that were satisfactory – When I go to look for my favorite old views they are all grown up – or altered so that I long to cut down many trees only the Rocks are the same and the lovely view from the Peak in Nicholastone Wood ² which has still to be done. The large Photographs were made especially for you, last summer, and, I have been hoping ever since to get a few more – the smaller ones were made by Thereza, ³ this spring, when she was there with her Aunt Mary – M^r Llewelyn ⁴ hoped to have given them in person but we could hear nothing of you when we were in London – I hear you are thinking of bringing Charles ⁵ down to Penrice ⁶ to see your old haunts some time during his holiday – We trust you will not forget how happy we shall be to see you here and hope you will bring him & his Mother and as many sisters ⁷ as you can, and renew the pleasant impression they made upon us when we saw them from Bowood. ⁸ We shall be at home all the month of August and part of September and do so wish you would spend a week or ten days with us – Your delightful art thrives here in full vigour & I wish you could see how much pleasure it daily gives us all –

With kind remembrances to M^rs Talbot believe me y^r aff^te cousin
Emma Llewelyn