Your note gave me so much pleasure.

I _wished_ so to see you! For the future I mean to write down engagements in a text-hand, and set them up somewhere in sight; but if I broke through twenty others as shamefully, it would not be with as much real grief to myself as in this fault to my dearest Mona Nina.

Do come soon, out of mercy--and magnanimity! Your _ever_ affectionate BA.
* * * * * _To Mrs.Martin_ 3 Parade, West Cowes: September 9, 1856 [postmark].
My dearest Mrs.Martin,--Your letter has followed us.

We have been in the south of the island, at Ventnor, with Arabel, and are now in the north with Mr.Kenyon.We came off from London at a day's notice, the Wimpole Street people being sent away abruptly (in consequence, plainly, of our arrival becoming known), and Arabel bringing her praying eyes to bear on Robert, who agreed to go with her and stay for a fortnight.

So we have had a happy sorrowful two weeks together, between meeting and parting; and then came here, where our invalid friend called us.