Dear Miss Yonge,                                                                   Sept 6 1866 We shall look forward to the Chaplet of Pearls beginning as soon as either “Old Sir Douglas” or “The Silcotes” cease. It will be, I venture to think, one of your most popular books, and ought not to be the worse for a little mellowing. I am going down to Scotland with my wife tomorrow morning, and will be away for a fortnight. After that I hope to be at home ... continue reading