well written

epistle by return of post, for I wish again to hear from you immediately; you need not fill

eleven pages, nine

will be sufficient; but whether it contains nine pages or nine lines, it will always be most welcome, my beloved Sister, to Your affectionate Brother and Friend,

Byron

.


[Footnote 1:]

The Hon. Frederick Howard, third son of Lord Carlisle, the "young, gallant Howard" of

Childe Harold