Sunday March 10^th

My dear Henry

Marian ^<1> wrote me some further particulars of the Governess yesterday – greatly in her favor –– but her expectations are much too high – 80 or 100 guineas! – and yet she does not profess to teach music in perfection, or any foreign language but her own! – I have written to tell Marian that she won’t do for us – which she thought also, though she did not say it of her own head. – Lady Elisabeth ^<2> is positively going to set off tomorrow, & hopes you will write to her at Mount Edgcumbe ^<3> – I do hope it won’t pour as it did this morning. How fine yesterday was! – I had so much spare time at Bath that I took a walk in the Park – & had a very prosperous shopping – I wish very much you would contrive time to call on M^rs Nicholl ^<4> – she quite grieves about never seeing you & fancies you are grown less fond of her than formerly – You should give yourself a little pleasure in the midst of business to prevent its oppressing you – I want extremely to know whether London has done you any good. Lady Elisabeth continues to gain strength –

Your affectionate
Constance –

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Notes:

1. Her sister, Marian Gilder, née Mundy (1806 – 14 October 1860); m. 6 August 1844 William Troward Gilder (d. 1871), Army Surgeon (ret).

2. Lady Elisabeth Theresa Feilding, née Fox Strangways, first m Talbot (1773–1846), WHFT’s mother.

3. Mt Edgecumbe, near Plymouth: seat of the Earl of Mt Edgcumbe.

4. Jane Harriot Nicholl, née Talbot (1796–1874).