Saturday night I had not long finished writing to you yesterday when Papa came home bringing me another letter from you which I was delighted to receive. Your letters always give me the greatest pleasure and they prevent me from feeling your absence so much as I would do were I not to hear from you so frequently. I intend to keep all your letters and if we live it may amuse us many years after this to read them and they will bring past days to or remembrances but I think I am foolish to tell you this for I am sure you will laugh at it and say that it is a childish whim. You must not fear that Papa will complain that we are giving him trouble with our correspondence. He is too kind and too fond of you to grumble about it. I called today with Mrs Hickson at Government House. I did not intend to call till next week as