Darwin Correspondence Project

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Monday | 12 o'clock.

My dearest N.

Your 2 letters are come & dear Fanny's Your account of every hour is most precious. Poor darling she takes much more notice than I expected. I am confused now & hardly know what my impression is but I have considerable hope. I suppose a dose of opening physic has never been thought of. One must trust entirely to Dr Gully. Thank dear F. for her note. It gave me some comfort. Every word about her is precious. I have sent Bessy up to fetch Etty & she probably will find her gone to Leith Hill so it won't signify. I have sent the 30 second glass off. It is such a comfort to know that you still bear up my own. It wd be so distressing. I am quite well & have considered every thing in case I should be taken short, but I don't the least expect it. I think very likely Eliz. may come on Wed. How glad I am that the vomitting is not distressing to her. I have been living on the words of the Telegraph message till today. I am not quite so hopeful. Goodbye my own dearest. It is a dreadful period for all of us but except at post time my sufferings are nothing to yours.

yours. | E. D.

By your account & Fanny's there certainly is much more vigour.