My dearest N.

Your 2 letters are come & dear Fanny’s¹ Your account of every hour is most precious. Poor darling she takes much more notice than I expected. I am confused now & hardly know what my impression is but I have considerable hope. I suppose a dose of opening physic² has never been thought of. One must trust entirely to D^r Gully. Thank dear F. for her note. It gave me some comfort. Every word about her is precious. I have sent Bessy³ up to fetch Etty & she probably will find her gone to Leith Hill so it won’t signify. I have sent the 30 second glass off.⁴ It is such a comfort to know that you still bear up my own. It wd be so distressing. I am quite well & have considered every thing in case I should be taken short,⁵ but I don’t the least expect it. I think very likely Eliz. may come on Wed.⁶ How glad I am that the vomitting is not distressing to her. I have been living on the words of the Telegraph message till today. I am not quite so hopeful. Goodbye my own dearest. It is a dreadful period for all of us but except at post time my sufferings are nothing to yours.

yours. | E. D.

By your account & Fanny’s there certainly is much more vigour.