TALBOT8442

Farrance’s Hotel ¹
August 14^th 1860

My dear Henry

I am so much obliged to you for writing to me so regularly – & I am so very happy to hear that dear Matilda ² is out of danger, & going on so well & satisfactorily. Amandier ³ has been very good in writing too – & her letter of Yesterday, gives me this very much improved account. She says they were to leave Speddoch ⁴ tomorrow – but for fear any thing has prevented their departure I shall address my letter of today still there – trusting to you to tell her, if she is returned to Oakfield, that there is a letter on it’s way to her. –

How very fortunate that Constance ⁵ has been able to nurse Matilda without harm to herself – hitherto – but it must have been very trying to her.

We are still here – so you may write again please. Lady B. is better but very weak, & still in bed. She seemed so pleased that I should stay a few days longer. Milord ⁶ left home by evening train to Totnes on Saturday. The Steam Yacht was to start Sunday at daylight & meet him at Dartmouth – but I have heard no more since Totnes. We have not yet managed to visit Kew. How beautiful Oakfield must be!

Y^rs aff^ly
Caroline

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Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
Oakfield
Keswick
Cumberland