March 28 ; 1891 Darling, / I could not find you / again after the crowd separa- / ted us on Thursday, or I should / have liked to say goodbye to / you - but it was so bitterly / cold that I could not wait about, / and as I wanted no tea, I / felt I ought not to still fur- / ther cram up the tea room,, / so I fled. / I felt anxious about you / though - you looked unwell. / I do hope you got to Clouds / without injury and / are now wrapped up / in cotton wool and / resting and getting refreshed. / Yesterday was the coldest day / in the world though, and I / could not help thinking how / bitter the wind would be for / you. You need not answer / this specially - it is / only to relieve my own mind / that I write, for I know / you are well cared for whether / in one place or another, & / that you must have much / compulsory writing to do to / which I will not add. / I learnt afterwards that the / very mediocre singer we heard / was Miss Bloxham, a / pupil of Viardot's! She did / no one credit by her singing, / did she? When I heard the / fire with which Miss Eibenschütz / played. I said 'ah. what a / fine thing to be young!' and / when I hear Joachim in the / Hungarian music, I said 'What / a fine thing to be old!' So that / I came to the conclusion that / fire is neither old nor young / but among the eternal bles- / sings that may visit us at / any age - but I don't think / it stays always with anyone. / I have thought often / about your nursery difficulties, / & am glad you are with your / mother to take counsel with / her. I'm sure you were on the / right scent though in feeling that / you must hold the reins of the / whole matter. Poor pet, there is / no resting long upon any plane / in life - always something to dis- / turb and shake one up. But if / one can keep tolerable singleminded / things straighten out before one in / time - & certainly your love of / your children and desire for / their real good is a "golden / string" you can follow. / Dear child, this is a touch of / the hand - a nod - nothing more. / It did please me to see your / dear face on Thursday - I had / not expected it. / Ever your loving / G. B-J.