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To the Reverend William Parsons Warburton
Elderfield, Otterbourne, Winchester.
Feb 24th [?18811]

MS Girton College Cambridge, Yonge VIII 1

My dear Mr Warburton

I am glad you are coming to us, and hope you will come to luncheon. I trust we shall have all things in right order but to have so active and efficient a head suddenly laid aside is somewhat paralysing. I trust however that the corner will have been turned some days before Thursday.

I am afraid there are no daffodils and only scant primroses to attract your daughters

Yours sincerely
C M Yonge

Mr Elgie is rather worse than better today and I fear there is not much chance of a change before Sunday

1The letter probably dates from 1881, when the Rev. Walter Elgie was dying. In fact he died on 25 February 1881. Warburton was the diocesan school inspector, and was coming to look at Otterbourne School. From her next letter to him it sounds as if the inspection had been scheduled for Thursday 3 March.


Cite this letter


The Letters of Charlotte Mary Yonge(1823-1901) edited by Charlotte Mitchell, Ellen Jordan and Helen Schinske.

URL to this Letter is: https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/yonge/2701/to-the-reverend-william-parsons-warburton-8

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