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Trin Coll. ¹

April 19^th Friday.

My dear Father

I will follow your recommendation and try the indiarubber bath. My letter to you was posted yesterday a short time before I received yours, telling me of the accident at Lacock. It is very lucky you found out the fire burning beam at once. I suppose it caught fire merely from having become exceedingly dry from it-s position in the 1st place; no fire could have got at it, but it must have caught fire spontaneously from being so hot. I am really doubtful as to whether reading with a reading party would be much good to me just now. Per I have no doubt of the goodness of itthe plan in general, but my capabilities of reading are still rather uncertain and capricious, and I should be rather disinclined to try the plan unless I was sure of its answering. John Bagwell Esq ² of Marlfield ( (not Marlhill) Tipperary is Bagwells ³ father. I never heard that M^rs Bagwell ⁴ was dead. Perhaps it is a mistake.

Your affect son

Charles.