RECORD: Darwin, Emma. [1883.03.14]. Letter to George Howard Darwin. CUL-DAR210.3.72. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2022. RN1

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Emma recorded in her diary on 8 March "came to Quebec St".


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5 Old Quebec St

Wed─

(Mar 83)

My dear George

We shall come home on Sat ─ & Bessy with us ─ She will arrive here on Friday ─ The last complication is that Mrs Synnot is ill, but it does not sound to me seriously so ─ but B ─ contemplates coming home by herself ─

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The alarm about Godfrey has passed over I trust. He went to see the excavations at Olympia knowing the risk of fever — they call it Olympian fever it is so common — He took a dose of quinine in his pocket & forgot to take it —

Hope held herself ready to start off — which she will not do unless there

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is a relapse —

We had a pleasant dinner at 27 Bry Sqr & lunch at Cecilys &c &c — I am very glad Frank sees his way to making use of his lecture work for lectures.

A letter from Leo. will appear shortly when I can get it from Wm The weather is quite bearable now & I hope

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you will be able to go out of doors & play tennis — Hen. has a good deal on her hands for moving furniture into Kensington Sq. There is no chance of their getting in themselves for ever so long — yours my dear G — E. D


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