feel much happier if I am with her constantly and I shall feel much more easy about her besides I feel the walk up so early in the morning to much for me for at that time I never feel quite well. Jessie will remain in the house during the day and Mrs Paul has kindly offered one of her man servants to sleep at night. Mama will also send Ben down to stay with the man so the house will be perfectly safe. The servant is very respectable. He was with Mrs Rhatigan for a long time. There were no letters for you from Auckland. There was one for me from Mrs Outhwaite. She had not heard of our marriage at the time she wrote as the letter was addressed to Miss Strang. It is strange she had not received the cards before she wrote. The letter was written five weeks after our marriage. I trust my own love that nothing will detain you longer than you expected. I know that you will not stay a day longer than you can help.