From Sir B. Brodie   3 August 1855

My Dear Sir

I write to remind you that we hope to have the pleasure of seeing you here on Wednesday next, or early as you can make it convenient to come to us. I enclose the railway time-table. The Betchworth station is close to within 200 yards of your gate & within half a mile of the house. But it would be better for us to know by what train you may probably come, so that if it should be raining, or the ground wet, we may send a carriage to meet you. I do not know whether Miss Henslow is still in the neighbourhood of London, but whether she is or not Lady Brodie desires me to offer her compliments to her, & to say how much additional pleasure it will afford her if she will accompany you.

I hope that you may be able to stay a day or two so that we may have the opportunity of shewing you our county.

Always Dear Sir | yours faithfully |B C Brodie