Maria Collins, who told her that a clergyman, a friend of theirs, had called with another minister at Kelvin Dale, who told them that he understood his nephew in New Zealand was to be married to Miss Strang. He had written to my uncle after that. Have you heard from your uncle. It seems strange how they could have got acquainted. Ellen Paul and I went up to see Mrs Hunter today. We had not been long there when it began [to] pour in torrents. We waited for a long time to see if it would clear off but as there was no signs of it doing so we had to put on old bonnets and cloaks and get through it. I am sure I never would have got home without a fall had it we not had David Hunter with us. Poor Papa was standing at the door in misery when we came home. I cannot help laughing at him sometimes. He is so frightened I [will] hurt my health. I am sure I look anything but delicate. This afternoon he said I looked very pale and could not