4715. RB to Emelyn Story

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 28, 87.

[Siena]

[?August] [1860] [1]

Dear Mrs Story,

All thanks for your kindness, on the part of us all– Will you let us go to you to-morrow instead of to-day?—as some arrangements have been made about a drive of our own, & Mr Landor’s coming in the evening, which it might be difficult to alter. You know very well how I miss my evenings but what can I do? I have just received a letter from Lady W. [2] which I send. Love to Story, Edie—& indeed everybody. Pen will be with you as you so kindly ask. Ba says all this thro’ me & is as affectionately yours

as, yours ever,

Robert Browning

Whenever your servant goes the way of our envelopes—waiting to be gummed—will he be so kind as to get them? I have forgotten all about the shop.

Publication: BAF, pp. 64–65.

Manuscript: University of Texas.

1. Conjectural dating based on RB’s second sentence. The previous year in Siena, EBB’s poor health prevented her from visiting friends.

2. Lady William Russell (1793–1874); see letter 4330, note 4.

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