At home— I must put off Tenby² till the Autumn— If I go to Tenby I shall never be at home at all. I’ll remember abt the shame & send to C. Place—³ Does Father mean shame in such a sense as Godiva w^d. have felt it⁴—or only shame at some crime of your own—not at a shameful situation brought abt thro’ no fault of your own— Of course you’ve lookt at Paradise lost Book IX for I felt as if Eve had covered her face—⁵ The idea of hiding from the sense of guilt is brought forward but it doesn’t say “face”— I’ve never come yet upon eye brightening with joy—⁶

I’ve thought upon several things that may contain covering of face— Surely in the Bible they cover their faces— Doesn’t David cover his face?⁷ When they act Hamlet the Queen covers her face when she sees her black ingrained tinct thro’ Hamlet’s scolding, but I don’t remember any words.⁸ Guinevere hides her face by falling prone before him—⁹ I spose there is no hurry cos I’ve no books here to look out what I can think of— Lena knows Byron pretty well & doesn’t know any thing—¹⁰

What a lot of people you are going to have. Isn’t Geo going to sacrifice himself on Lawrences altar.¹¹

yours | HED

remember abt the pouting.¹²

M^rs. Darwin