R Institution | 29 May 1854
My dear Lady Fox
Many thanks for your kind invitation on the part of myself & my wife. As your note asks for an answer I am obliged to say that we cannot come. The little liberty we have allowed ourselves at Mr. Barlows & another place has lead our kind friends to suppose our rules are altered & has so rapidly increased invitations that I am continually embarrassed in saying no. So pray excuse us[.]
Ever Truly Yours | M. Faraday
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