My dear Lady Mount Temple,

I am much obliged for your kind invitation, but I am wanted here on Friday evening, so that I cannot accept it. I had already declined to sleep at Mitchelmarsh on the same account.

I am told that I am to [paper torn]d the Jubilee collection to Mrs Beach, instead of to you as we are in the Northern division. I have not all the cards in yet, but there will be ... continue reading