1115. W. W. to H. C. R.

• Address: H. C. Robinson Esq^re, 2 Plowdens Buildings, Temple.
• Endorsed: 11^th Feb: 1837, M^rs Wordsworth and W. W.
• MS. Dr. Williams's Library.
• K (—). Morley, 1. 337.

[The first part in M. W.'s hand]

• Rydal Mount
• 11^th Feb^y 1837.

My dear Friend

Thanks for your letter, the reasonableness of w^h throughout, I acknowledge—My present wish is, if you approve to go from Brighton by Steam to Dieppe, to Rouen and Paris: this shortens the land journey much—then to Challons and down the Soane and Rhone and by all means by the Cornice road forwards into Italy—

I like your account of your friend, and shall be glad that he or any other eligible person sh^d accompany us—there are many reasons why three persons are preferable to two, though of course there are objections. My son has spent too much money about his new house to be able to go along with us.

Now my dear Friend, consult with M^r Moxon, how my last vol: can be pushed thro' the press as fast as possible—all the copy is in the hands of the printer, except the postscript,¹ which I (p. 360) pg 360could leave to be done by M^rs W. and my Clerk—There is nothing (except some fear of the Influenza seizing us on the road) save the printing of this work to prevent our setting off for Leamington in a very few days

• Most faithfully           
• Yours               
• W^m Wordsworth  

All going on as usual at Home. Dora's health improving.