Wordsworth, Dora. - Letter, from Rydal Mount, to Christopher Wordsworth (Jr), Trinity College. - Dated 10.11.1834. WLL / Wordsworth, Dora / 1 / 61

Rydal

Novr 10th

My dear Chris,

I take great shame to my self for not [[-?-]] having not long long ago thanked you for your last most kind & brotherly affectionate letter, & tho I may say little about it I deeply felt the kind feeling which must have prompted you to take the trouble to write that letter; my heart thanks you for it, tho' my pen refuses to write all it dictates I am now smarting under the old adage "if you will not when you may when you will you shall have nay" for now I am obliged to remain at home, tho' I had fully resolved to be with my friends at Leamington ere this - my travels instead of extending as I had expected from the north west to the South East corners of the Island are alas! confined to the space between my own room & the sofa down stairs - where I lie stretched at full length from morning till night ( - no not quite so bad either for I am allowed to dine & drink tea like other folks which is a great comfort) - the monotony of which is once a week or so varied by a visit from a doz: leeches followed by a blister on the back for it turns out that the back & not the poor calumniated stomach has been in fault all the time -Mr Carr had long suspected it but I fancied I knew better than he did what ailed me but at last I am persuaded he is right - I am quite ashamed to have written so much about my self but I felt it due to the interest you express for my health to explain why I did not follow the advice you & the rest of my friends gave about trying the effect of change of air - besides I wished if I cd

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to remove a little the very unfavorable impression which the conduct which (on this point) of the steadfast Lady must have made upon you - you see I was ill & knew not how or where - & it was the power to go from home that was wanting - & really not [word crossed out] the wish to oblige - at least be good natured enough to think so - I have had a letter from dear Miss Hoare this morning who can tell us nothing about any of you but John who I suppose is at Paris by this time - dangerous Paris! poor dear Charles! well I hope his Love is good & amiable as she is beautiful & then all will be well - for I hear she is really a lovely young Creature.

The Revd

Chris: Wordsworth

Trin: Coll:

Cambridge

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