The weather has been so exceedingly relaxing, that it made me at the end of the fortnight quite bilious, and this, you know, affects the spirits.

I am much better, but they think that I shall not get my appetite and spirits back till I can get out of town; we are therefore going in a week at latest.

I am going for a drive this morning, and am certain it will do me good.

In all _essentials_, I am better, if possible, than last year.

Our little boy[158] is a wonderfully strong and large child, with very large dark blue eyes, a finely formed but somewhat large nose, and a pretty little mouth; I _hope_ and _pray_ he may be like his dearest Papa.