My dear W^m

Your father wishes the following observation to be made to you viz. that Meneanthes is now in flower & to be left to your comprehension—² I send you some corn plaister you must put it on the right side— You will see it printed on the paper

What weather! How hot you must be—³ I took courage & send for the little horse but we have not tried her yet as our collars are not large enough. Yesterday I drove Aunt Eliz. in the pony carriage into Holwood & we walked about & any thing so charming as it looked & smelt.⁴

Edmund has given up all thoughts of George’s foreign tour. Are your plans any forwarder?⁵ We have cut down all that lump of shrubs at the back of the house to make the study lighter & it is such an improvement. We are levelling the turf & mean to keep it tidy now.

I gloat over the azalias but they pass dreadfully quick in this blazing sun. But every tree is a picture.

Mack. continues very much the same—⁶

Yours my dear old man—. E. D