My dear Florence, You wrote just in time for the pattern. I am going to send it tomorrow. There are five stitches between the outsides of each medallion and five rows of red beyond them at the top and bottom.

I am glad you have brought back your invalid safe and better and I wish you could speak better of your eldest sister. Is Mrs Cristall pretty well again. Yes, I was at Oxford. I think that ... continue reading

My dear Miss Sewell, Will Friday the 21st suit you for my coming for a conference? If you think there is any thing for me to bring let me know before Wednesday. I am going, I believe, to New College on the 31st, so that I can take anything for you.

I don’t like to give up the French spelling of the names, I don’t think Count of is a parallel, since that is translated, but I ... continue reading

My dear Miss Sewell,

There is only one chapter of Heartsease a conversation. It was privately printed twice, and now people are always asking for it, so I am going to put it into the June Monthly Packet though I do not think it is at all worth all the curiosity about it

The publisher sent me Miss Owen’s book just in time for me to answer a person who wrote to enquire whether the chapters were ... continue reading

My dear Mr Warden

Thank you much for your kind reply. I hope to appear with my maid by the train that reaches Oxford at 4.25, when I think I arrive just in time for chapel. I have just got a card for Mrs Talbot’s evening party that night.

I am afraid I cannot stay after Saturday as I am engaged to spend Sunday at the Deanery at St Pauls.

With all thanks and kind regards to ... continue reading