My dear Miss Yonge That extremely excellent and instructive person 'The Clever Woman of the Family' will be duly introduced to all your friends as per list. I trust we shall have her 'out' in a very few days, when your wishes will be attended to in this and also in regard to the other books you give me a list of instructions about. I am in occasional correspondence with Mr Henry Wilberforce, at least he ... continue reading

My dear Edith Having always so heard and thought of you it seems the more natural. I was sending a parcel to Dr Moberly’s, and so put yours with it. Alas - what shall we do when it is Dr Moberly’s no longer-! You will find, shut into the book a paraphrase of some lines in German that Alexandrine wrote when she sold her pearl necklace - they were written out from the Month. I mention ... continue reading