If J. L. G. will write 
Whereas my wife etc 
to her disconsolate 
etc. etc. ' etc. etc. 
husband, all may yet 
&c. &c. &c. &c. &c. 
be forgiven-, and hap- 
etc. etc. etc. etc. 
piness restored***** 
&G. ■ &C. ■ &C. ' &C. ' &C. 
Strayed or 
stolen- on- 
the 20th inst 
from no. 5 
Cutnbarlan-d 
Place, Kew”^* 
My Dearest Jane, 
Fearing you may find a; lack of amusement in so dull a place as Pa'riSjl 
L send you the Times, which , you know always is of absorbing interest 
to me of ah evening, and so L naturally thought it might amuse you.' But! 
as L remember you generally restrict your reading to the top of the firsq 
page, being of frugal mind, merely send your fav.orita portion, and so 
save postage. ' 
The letter from Folkestone — l.e. the sheet for your sister Sue,— and 
the note apprising me of , 9 our safe arrival at the Lowell’s came duly to 
me— so long ago I have really forgotten- when . But -when I. am asked, as i I 
am rwice a day, for later ae-«s of Mrs. Gray, —Sfmat would you like me to 
say-? I; am becoming an- object, of general 'sympathy, being first deserted 
and then' neglected , which, as Miss Hooker justly observes, is adding jn- 
H to injury . I, see no American news in- to-'day's Times. Nevertheless, 
I. dare say, there -will be letters for you by the day after to-hiorrow. 
Perhaps you may like to' send m-e soma instructions a's to what is to' be 
dons with them. You may have said something about, it, but you- know r 
have a short memory, .an-d should like fresh instructi ons, — ti 11 their ar-' 
rival, I. suppose the safest way will be to keep the letters, eh? 
Seriously, I air quite anxious to hear from you, my dear Jane, and 
was quite disappointed- tils is evening. I remember you reported yourself 
not quite well, at the last aocountsp but I, have no ill forebodings, I. 
know how very busy your days must be, and what, with the opera , and chat-' 
i/ing iwi uh Aunt Lowell, I can' well imagine that you have none of the lei-' 
sure evenin'gs, such as those at no. 5. C.-- Place, Kew, ' On-ly T should like 
to hear from your own- pen' that you are enjoying yourself, and pray leave 
a little of tne si ght-Seeing, that^ we may enjoy it. in’ company, in- the 
spring. 
L have such a: store of kind remembrances, and affectionate regards 
from all the good Hookers, who constantly speak of you, and seem indeed 
as anxious to hear from you as your affectionate husband himself.- 
