Hôtel Victoria San Remo.
Friday November 29. 1867

My dear Henry

Rosamond is very nearly recovered from the Measles – being quite herself again in comfort and cheerfulness, though of course rather enfeebled by the attack: and still without much appetite – but she is going steadily forward in the right direction – & coughs very little, considering – She sat up yesterday several hours in her room, & wrote a letter to Tilly – and today she has eaten her luncheon with us in our Salon. Her Doctor is quite pleased with her progress – he is at present giving her a tonic, and whenever he sees that her constitution system has completely resumed its usual aspect, he will give his opinion about other matters, connected with her general delicacy – D^r Daubeny was for a short time private physician to the late L^d M^t Edgcumbe, during that period of his remaining in London with Flora Macdonald as his companion, about a year before his death. – and the doctor was obliged to leave him on account of his own health – He told us that he never saw Caroline, as she was at Mount Edgcumbe all that time – partly on account of her health – I think I remember the circumstances, though not very clearly – D^r Daubeny is certainly an authority in the comparative merits of climates, having studied the subject a good deal – And I must admit that he does not speak very favorably of Nice. – he says it is not sheltered from several cold winds – This we knew before, & although not pleasant, we had thought of making the best of disadvantages – by staying prudently within doors as often as the weather should be blustering – But now comes another difficulty – about getting a suitable apartment at the Hôtel de France. According to arrangement with the Landlord, Bayer wrote to him from hence at the expiration of the 1^st fortnight, to tell him that we were still in the same mind about returning to Nice, & claiming the fulfilment of his promise to give us a such an apartment as he knows we require – In his answer received yesterday, he can only promise us one room (besides a salon) with a Southern aspect: the other rooms must be to the North, which you know is not to be thought of for a moment. – No doubt the explanation of this is that he has found other families willing to pay a higher price for his rooms than Bayer felt justified in offering – and indeed I was rather surprised at the time that they seemed to accept his terms. – Bayer wrote again yesterday to say that this was not an arrangement that he could entertain, or lay before his family for consideration – but I don’t expect his remonstrance will avail anything – at least we are perfectly free to go elsewhere – Would you object; politically, to our going further into Italy? say Pisa, which is charmingly situated & even to Florence, nearer still to the Baths of Lucan – and not at all dear, as Bayer tells us. – He reckons the expense of the journey from San Remo to Genoa 345 francs – thereon to Spezia 315^f, from la Spezia to Pisa 75^f – total 735 francs, or about £30. – which sum does not seem unreasonable as an additional outlay, & for the object in view – always admitting that the doctor approves of the climate – and that we have your free permission to entertain the project. If you agree to it, you must please send me our Passport, which Bayer says we shall require – Time is getting on, and therefore I shall hope for your answer with as little delay as possible – but 10 days is long to wait for it when arrangements are to be concluded. –

Ela sends her love & will write some other day. –

Your affectionate
Constance

I hope you had my letter of last Tuesday, asking you to inform Coutts that Asquasciati frères (of San Remo) had payed me £50 on their letter of Credit, although not addressed to themselves. –

Your will understand that £30 covers the expense of travelling – the hôtel bills being nearly the same each night, as when we are stationary –