I should like much to have pleased you and Mr.Martin, but I like the truth _best_ of all from you....
Dearest friends, keep kind thoughts of Your affectionate BA.
* * * * * _To Miss Browning_ [Florence: January 1857.] My dearest Sarianna,--A great many happy years to you, and also to the dear Nonno.

I am glad, for my part, to be out of the last, which has been gloomy and almost embittering to me personally; but we must throw our burdens behind our backs as far as possible, and be cheerful for the rest of the road.

If Robert alone wrote about 'Aurora,' I won't leave it to him to be alone grateful to dear M.Milsand for his extraordinary kindness.

Do tell him, with my love, that I could not have expected it, even from himself--which is saying much.

Most thankfully I leave everything to his discretion and judgment.