Your sincere as ancient
Littlegrange.
I now fancy that it must be Bentley who delays your Book, till Ballantine & Co. have blown over. [241b]
CIV.
Whitmonday, [May 29th, 1882.]
My dear Mrs. Kemble,
Not full moon yet, but Whitsun the 29th of May, [241c] and you told me of your expecting to be in Switzerland. And when once you get there, it is all over with full moons as far as my correspondence with you is concerned.
I heard from Mowbray that his Father had been all but lost to him: but had partially recovered. Not
for long, I suppose: nor need I hope: and this is all I will say to you on this subject.
I have now Charles Keene staying Whitsuntide with me, and was to have had Archdeacon Groome to meet him; but he is worn out with Archidiaconal Charges, and so cannot come. But C. K. and I have been out in Carriage to the Sea, and no visitor, nor host, could wish for finer weather.