husband pray that your wife may be supported in them all and that she may have strength to enable her to do her duty. I am sorry to hear that Mr Williamson has been ill. The Dane foolishly told Mrs Williamson and she is very anxious about him. I understand that the dog is to be sent back to you. He has been with me for some days. I like him very much. I hope you will not lose him at the East Coast for I would like to have him about the house. I forgot to tell you in my former letters that Ben sleeps at our house every night. I have never yet felt the slightest fear since you left. I have returned all the visits now but Mrs Bell's but that I must leave till you return for I have no time to go out as I am so much engaged with Mama besides what I have in our own house to attend to. There is a mail in from Auckland. Very likely that there will be letters for us if there are any I shall send them. I wrote you by the Rose and by your