dost thou do? shoot, hunt, and "wind up y'e Clock" as Caleb Quotem says
?
That thou art vastly happy, I doubt not.
I see your brother in law at times, and like him much; but we miss you much; I shall leave town in a fortnight to pass my Xmas in Notts.
Good afternoon, Dear W.
Believe me, Yours ever most truly,
B.