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Feb 10

Tuesday

Down, Beckenham

My dear George

Some of these letters want answering, esp. that about the British Ass. (Assocn) at Southampton. F. hopes you may accept it — chiefly for William's sake — Horace has written to Mr Bonny saying why you don't write & also that you will telegraph (yes or no) to us here. The Horace's came on Wed — very well

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(except indeed H. is not as well) but the baby fat & well liking & placid —

I feel it new & pleasant to be pottering after him — We have invited Mr Farrer & Tom tomorrow & I hope they may come — Effie is away at Caverswall, & Godfrey is much better—

Wm has had an offer from the owner to buy his house

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& I hope he will — I am sure he need not consider money & it is much more satisfac — Fr. Balfour is ill with either typhoid or malaria fever — It began with very bad & continuous headache & he was very ill, but the last acct is better — Dr Paget & Carver attend him & Michael Foster also comes in to hear but I trust he is now out of danger —

F. is greatly interested about fevers —

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They are (who I don't know) finding out that the fever caught by wool sorters, & of which they often die, is splenic fever & therefore it may poss. be controlled — yours my dear George — Horace will write in a few days — Leo is sending his horse for Horace & Fr to ride together yrs E. D.