Dear Miss Yonge . The presentation copies will be attended to. The book however is hardly yet in the binders hands. Books like 'long-tailed birds of Paradise' will not light at the end.

I am glad that the Danvers name seems connected with Mr Peabody. We should send him a copy.

The 62 pages of your law[?] makes 92 of the Book of Worthies (I am afraid I [illegible] I like our first title best) so we would ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Mercier, Your recollections of Mr Peabody are very touching, and I hope they will appear in February - January is pretty well done for! I am sorry for the blunder about Christabel, it came of lending the book and trusting to memory

Yours sincerely C M Yonge