Monday
Lacock Nov. 21

My dear Charles

This afternoon we had a visit from M^r and M^rs John Llewelyn, ^<1> who are staying with the Vicar – It was nearly dusk when they called, but they are coming tomorrow to be duly lionized about the Abbey. Your mother & Ela ^<2> leave here tomorrow morning for Markeaton. ^<3> Your geometrical theorem is quite correct in the reasoning, but old Euclid ^<4> would have been very much surprised at the nature of the demonstration, and would have looked twice at it before he accepted it.

I enclose 2 other demonstrat^ns of the same.

I subscribed towards Chapel Hill church in consequence of a very pressing appeal from the Curate, The Rev^d G. Jones. ^<5> which I enclose, and please to return it.

Your aff^te Father

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Notes:

1. John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810–1882), Welsh photographer, JP & High Sheriff and Emma Thomasina Llewelyn, née Talbot (1806–1881), photographer; WHFT’s Welsh cousin.

2. Constance Talbot, née Mundy (1811–1880), WHFT’s wife and Ela Theresa Talbot (1835–1893), WHFT’s 1^st daughter.

3. Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire, NW of Derby: home of the Mundy family.

4. Euclid of Alexandria ( ca.325–265), mathematician.

5. Rev George Jones, curate at Chapel Hill, near Chepstow.