of unspeakable delight. Poor Uncle is in great glee about your coming and is counting the months & weeks till you arrive. It will be a bad disappointment to him & all of us if anything occurs to prevent you & I hope you are to bring my dear little boy with you. I am so greived to hear that dear Archy & Alexander is not getting on so well. Poor Archy has had so many trials & losses of late years which I make no doubt tells much upon him. Catherine is a sweet woman and will do him & Alexander