Faraday to Sarah Faraday   31 July 1824

Saturday, July 31, 1824.

My dear Sarah, - The preparations I make seem to promise you what you desired - namely, a very long descriptive letter; and if I can keep my eyes open (and whilst writing to you there can be no reason to doubt that), you shall have you desire. So much occurred in the various little incidents after I left you that I wished to tell you, that I think I had better go on in regular order from that time till the present moment.

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I feel rather tired and stiff myself, and perhaps that makes my letter so too; but my dear girl is, I know, a girl of consideration, and will not insist upon having two or three pages of affection after so much narrative. Indeed, I see no use in measuring it out at all. I am yours, my heart and thoughts are yours, and it would be a mere formality to write it down so; and capable of adding nothing to the truth, but that I have as much pleasure in saying it as you have in hearing it said, and that it is not with us at least a measure or token of affection, but the spontaneous result of it. I have not yet been to see my mother, but I am going immediately.

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I found certain French and German journals here, and on inquiry at Murray’s, found that Dr. Ure had given up his department of the Journal (i.e. I fancy it has been taken from him¹), and the journals were sent to me to assist the Miscellanea. The Miscellanea swim as long as most departments of that journal.

I have not much in the way of miscellaneous matter for you. Queen Anne (of St. Paul’s) is restored, and they are macadamising Bridge Street, Blackfriars.

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Adieu, my dear girl for the present: write to me soon; give my love to father and mother, and remember me to Mr. L. I shall write again about the end of next week.

From your sincerely affectionate husband, | M. Faraday