Marle Hill House, Cheltenh^m

Saturday Nov^r 19.

My dear Henry

Thanks for your two letters. Ela acknowledged the receipt of yesterdays, but I gave her no particular message – as I wished to write myself. She has just been out at the nearest Stationer’s to seek for the little account book. Which you use for <a?> the higher purpose of literary jottings – It is an unpleasant cold day & turned to rain as Ela approached the Town – otherwise she would have gone further & succeeded better. But she sends these at a venture, & begs you to say if you like them or not, because she would try again on Monday if you send a line to that effect, by return of post. We stay with my Aunt till Tuesday morning. so we cannot dispatch the Telegram you ask for from Edinburgh, before Thursday – In the mean time Ela is provided with postal cards to announce our arrival at each stage.

I heard today from Harriot that my Brother was not at all well after he left us – and that meetings & business at Derby had made him worse. I am afraid he was rather seriously ill for about a week. but he put himself in the Doctor’s hands, & is better now, and going out as before – H. promises to write again to me soon, at Edinburgh – I am reading the ‘Daily news’ with great attention, – on the watch for the turn of events. and I am afraid things look very serious indeed. Something is said today of a change of feeling inside Paris. I rejoice in that, as far as it goes –

Thank you for mentioning Goodwin – I am glad he managed to get off yesterday. I will observe how he looks after being a few days at Edinburgh – and will adopt your suggestion that he sh^d See D^r Begbie, if necessary – It was just like him to forget to go to you as you had desired before starting – Thank you also for your statement of our account with the Bank of Scotland – I am glad we have so much money in their hands.

I am obliged to close this to save the Post so adieu –

Your very affectionate

Constance

I wrote yesterday to Charles –