312 A Laituty of Family Letters LCIIAP. x :. 



Sept. 6th, 1896. 



I had an interesting talk with Lady Derby yesterday 

 about the Duke of \Vellington. He cauie to see her when 

 she was very unhuj it the death of her eldest brother, 

 and said to her, " I shall write to you every day; it may 

 amuse you." He kept his word, and wrote every day till 

 his ile, it h in (she is nov, 73, so do a sum which I can- 



not manage), ^he owns his uas not a happy marriage 

 though he was always kind, was silly and wearied 



him. lal ^s , She said it was only flirtation. 



, v : ; :-. '. i , a dej D I h, with much 



rain y. She had not been well and \\rote to me: 



'1 faney I had been doing loo much. silly afi 



lu r ic lien n v it h the children." < tften, aftT lunch, she played 

 the " galloping tune ' dan.--- (o, just as she had 



done lift \ .re for U 



\v e had int 'i to u r o abroad this V-ptember, but my 

 hii'biind fell .i-ly ill at Dover, an.i u hen he could be 



moved. \\e went home to i\t ton g . 



. 18th, 1896. 



1 am sorry to give up seeing you h . > that you and 



R. are well 1 care litt V for anything 



Your card and Mii-in-d's cliecrful and comfortable letu-r 

 ju>t come in, to begin my day so b: Iy. I used to 

 abuse and d^likc Dover, when I came with William and 

 poor Annie to take ymi back from aunt Charlotte, and they 

 took to crying and being mi-crable, and the shore was 

 imwalkable, but I should now like sitting on the shingle 

 with Mildred. 



Sept. 23ni, 1896.^ 



Lady Derby was much pleased with Leo's address, 1 also 

 with Sir J. Lister, which she said was very fine. I have had 

 it read to me, and I agree with her and you. 



1 As President of the Geographical section of the British Associa- 

 tion at Liverpool. 



