Sept: 30: 1890 My darling, / I was so glad of / your bright letter nearly a / fortnight ago (more shame to / me!) and to learn how much / better you were for your jour- / ney. The description of the / place you were in was so / pleasant and healthy, I do / hope you will bring back / a store of health for all the / Winter. We are having heaven- / ly Autumn weather, with / sunshine day after day, quite / hot - & I hope it will con- / tinue after your / return. / Edward & I had such a queer / Sunday about a fortnight ago - / out of space and out of time - / with your dear Mother, in / Burnham Beeches - and then / she vanished, to Madeline's, / & then the new babe came, & / our little day in the country / together seemed more dream - / like than ever. I was so glad / to hear that Madeline and / the babe were so well. I have / not heard yet about your / cousin Nelly, and how things / have gone there. I shall re- / joice if all is well. You / must be starving for your child - / ren almost - & how clearly you / will see them for a minute or / two when first you meet - / no glamour, the truth will be / shewn to you - and then the at- / mosphere we make for ourselves / will surround the and you - / and in some ways you will know / them better & in some less well. / I remember once when Marga- / ret was about 2 years old coming / home after a visit somewhere / and the little thing tilting out / into the hall to meet me - & / how clearly I saw her then. / Her baby is growing dearer / and dearer to us every day, / and is really a sweet one / I believe - though not remarka- / bly pretty as babies go. She has / had a little failure in health / the last 3 or 4 weeks, whilst / cutting teeth, and is not so large / & fat as she was - but every / day something new shews in her / little ways. That was a / nice report of Ego - truthful and / unselfish - what better material / could be wished! I have written / to ask Miss Thomas what her / plans are now, and if she is / still "unsettled" I will gladly / ask you to meet her & her to meet / you again. Margaret has had / great "nurse-troubles", but I / hope now is about to rest from / them. Edward has been extreme- / ly unwell for a week or more, / with his usual complaint; a / chill on overwork. If he can / possibly we are going down to / R'dean on Thursday for 3 / or 4 days, and I will let you / know if we go or not, and when / we return if we do go. So in / hope of soon seeing you I will put by / further talk now - except to say once more, with / tenderness, that / I am your / ever loving / friend / G. Burne-Jones