3385. Anne Benson Procter to EBB

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 20, 182–183.

[London]

April 15th 1854.

My dear Mrs Browning

My Adelaide wants to come home—and I venture to ask if you will kindly, permit her to join you, on yr road home– Her Aunt will take her, to whatever place may suit you best–. She has now been away a year—and I suppose you will be coming our way before Autumn. “Early Summer” yr husband says–. Should you remain in Paris, we can easily come or send for her.

I feel that we are asking a great favour of you—but I know she would be happy with you—and our kind old friend.

Her address is–

chez. Madame La Comtesse Emily de Viry

Torino

I give you this as perhaps the shortest mode of communication with her …

There are many reasons why this may be inconvenient to you—and I shall be sadly disappointed were I to find that you have not dealt fairly with us on this point.

My kind regards to yr husband.

Yrs very sincerely

Anne B Procter.

Address, on integral page: Mrs Browning.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: University of Chicago.

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