Mr. Mitton.
Devonshire Terrace, 19th April, 1851.
My Dear Mitton,
I have been in trouble, or I should have written to you sooner. My wife has been, and is, far from well. My poor father's death caused me much distress. I came to London last Monday to preside at a public dinner—played with little Dora, my youngest child, before I went—and was told when I left the chair that she had died in a moment. I am quite happy again, but I have undergone a good deal.
I am not going back to Malvern, but have let this house until September, and taken the "Fort," at Broadstairs.
Faithfully yours.
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton.
Devonshire Terrace, Monday, 28th April, 1851.
My dear Bulwer,