delighted to receive your letters by the Hunter's messenger, one by the mail and three today by the 'Eclair'. How Papa laughs at our correspondence. He says he never saw such letter writing. I cannot tell you how happy I am to think I may have you home yet before I am ill. I shall be so thankful if you are. If you leave at the time you mention it is possible you may, however I cannot be certain of a day now. I hope you will not receive this letter but in case anything should detain you I think it is as well to write by the 'Shepherdess'. You must forgive your pussy for concluding for tonight as I feel very tired. God bless you my own Donald. Monday morning I must add a few lines to my dear old plague's letter before I send it down to the Post Office. The weather for the last two days has been quite delightful,