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Down, Bromley, Kent

Nov 21st

[added later:] 1864 me to Bessy Burn x

My dear Lizzie. We ought to be meaning to set off tomorrow for London but as unfortunately both the parents are below par we've put it off till Thursday

I feel this a bad omen & rather expect our visit to prove a failure. How some deuce there is no need to croak beforehand. The Lyell visit went off very well indeed—

Papa was pretty well & then this

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horrid cold weather hadn't set in. I guess you'll be beginning to feel the severity of a german winter if it is anything like this. Lady Lyell was throughout very pleasant & nice & she admired Tolby very much & thought we very heartless for turning him out every night. Aunt Eliz went on Monday to & I went own to see Elinor & make a solemn farewell.

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