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Normanby Park ¹Brigg.
24 Nov^r 1858

My dear Henry

Your three interesting letters were forwarded to me from Redlynch ² – & if I did not answer them, it was that I was moving about, & thought your were off to Edinburgh. Caroline ³ seems to have had a narrow escape. Valletort’s ⁴ marriage must have been a welcome compensation for it. I dare say this will have to follow you to Edin:

I shall be very curious to see specimens of your photographic engraving. I think you showed me some essays in that direction some years ago.

I was very glad to know a little more about the Comet ⁵ Is there any thing peculiar in its light? There have been fine bright evenings lately, & very sharp frosts here. I have found, for the first time in England, some fine trees of Q. ⁶ sessiliflora here – one often hears of it but I never happened to see them

If you meet at Edinburgh D^r Christison ⁷ pray remember me to him – & to Prof^r Forbes, ⁸ whom I dare say you know.

We shall be at Melbury ⁹ again about the 14^th Dec^r – The Mundys ¹⁰ come here tomorrow.

Y^r Aff^te
W^m

I shall be much obliged for the Morina & the C. Vidalii ¹¹