Whorlton
June. 11. 1860.
My dear Sir.
It seems to me that it would be a great pity for Charles to make s so long a journey for so short a time, as to come home just at present Since your letter arrived I have had some conversation with him, and I think that he is quite agreeable to the plan which I have proposed to him, viz. to make a short excursion into Yorkshire, and so wend our way into Cumberland. We should take his poney, & drive about I dont believe that anything would do him more good than a little change of air & scene At the same time I should not at all advise his going alone I have written to the doctor, who has been attending him, requesting him to write to you about his state of health I do not think however that there is anything to make you apprehensive about him his digestion is a good deal of out of order, which has rendered him languid, and unable to exert himself much & there is a certain degree of debility about him, but no appearance of any particular weakness I have thought of taking him over to Newcastle to consult my Uncle, Dr Headlam, about him, in whose great experience & judgment [sic] I have the greatest confidence & if you wish it, I will do so, before we start on our expedition He is however better than he was, & I think is learning to understand the management of himself better but in that respect he rather requires an adviser He has not done much in the way of reading for the last fortnight but you need not be under any apprehension of his being quite ready to go up to Cambridge in October of course his future career there will depend considerably on his health but there is no reason to doubt his doing very creditably I should not at all recommend his delaying to go there
If all be well, we should start for our expedition about Wednesday week
Believe me Yours [sic] very faithfully
Arthur W Headlam
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H. F. Talbot Esqr
Lacock Abbey
Chippenham