TALBOT7560

4 Athole Crescent
March 2^d

My dear Henry

It was a great pleasure to me to receive your letter last Sat^y – and to hear that you are so well in spite of cold weather. –

Also that you had approved of sundry small improvements in the way of drainage at Lacock, & had ordered the work to be forthwith commenced. – And we all hailed with delight your announcement of the finding of the Deed for Lord Talbot’s solicitor. – The chain of evidence is therefore now complete, if I understand the matter right. – Caroline already calls him ‘Lord Shrewsbury’ in a letter to M^lle Amélina – but I doubt whether she is right in pre-judging the case. thus –

We saw no Eclipse of the Moon on Saturday – for bad weather came on that very day – followed by Snow on Sunday & yesterday. Previous nights had been beautifully clear; but now the whole scene is wintry – I dare say that agriculturists are rejoicing in the change for they had complained that continual dry weather was injuring the young crops – You will be glad to hear that Rosamund is much better & recovering her appetite, and D^r Moir has today left her a prescription for a tonic mixture of Iron & Quinine which he thinks will help her on & restore the bloom to her cheeks. – We have 2 Balls in prospect this week – but I doubt whether she will feel up to either of them – but she will certainly be well enough for the Opera on Saturday. Thanks for the £200 – the Bank wrote to me as you desided desired, stating that they had previously on the 22^d (Feby) sent you their receipt for it, addressing the letter to Athole Cres^nt –

And now for the concluding subject of my letter, Goodwin’s notice to leave our Services which I fear may have caused you some annoyance – because it is troublesome to set little matters straight when one is at a distance – He had asked me to write to you, which I refused to do, telling him it was absurd to leave his situation for a trifle after living so many years in the family – My opinion now is that he will not persist in his wish to leave – for after hearing his story of grievances calmly this morning, I assented to the necessity of my interfering to set things straight in the Household – and I think we shall go on again comfortably. So don’t let his letter annoy you –

Your affectionate
Constance