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have no fear but all will go on well. Write to me 

 constantly, and let me know how your husband is 

 going on. I shall be here for another week. The 

 doctor assures me in his letter to-day there are no 

 unfavourable symptoms, and I have no doubt in the 

 course of a week or so Porter will be able to be 

 removed. Hoping this letter will find your husband 

 much better, I remain, &c.' 



' I am truly delighted to hear that your husband's 

 illness has at last taken a favourable turn. ... I 

 should strongly recommend you, as soon as he is 

 well enough, to move him to the seaside for a few 

 days, as he could gain more in strength there in that 

 time than he would in a month at home. I leave 

 this place to-morrow, therefore, when you write to me, 

 direct to me in Eaton Place. I told you in my first 

 letter that he had a most attentive, kind nurse, and 

 I am glad to hear your corroboration. Write soon.' 



The following is in reply to a letter from Porter 

 himself, who had recovered sufficiently to resume 

 correspondence with Sir Joseph Hawley : — 



' I am delighted to see your handwriting again, 

 as that proves to me how much better you are. I am 

 going to Dover's to-morrow, and to Cannon Heath on 

 Friday. I saw from the first your illness must be 

 tedious, and that made me send some of the horses 

 to Dover, as I thought it would be too much of a 

 charge for Harry. ... I shall write again on 

 Saturday. Do not fret about the horses ; and I shall 

 do nothing to the back yard till you return. Now, 

 take my advice — the moment you can move from 

 Doncaster, go to the seaside somewhere. You will 

 regain your strength ten times as quick there as 

 you would at Cannon Heath. Ask the doctor if 

 I am not right. Write to me if you want money 

 and tell me where you are going.' 



