5928. RB to John Simeon

As published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 32, 220.

19. Warwick Crescent,

upper Westbourne Terrace W.

[29] June, ’67. [1]

My dear Simeon,

I can’t say I am “disengaged,” as truly as I can that I am always happy at the fortune of seeing you & your family: so I write to the kind friends, [2] with whom I am oftener,—and know that they will let me go to you as you so kindly desire.

Ever most truly yours

Robert Browning.

Address: Sir John Simeon, Bart. M.P. / 72. Eaton Place, / S.W.

Publication: None traced.

Source: Transcript in editors’ file.

1. Day provided by postmark.

2. Doubtless the Forsters and/or the Procters, from whom he had standing invitations for Sundays. Letter 5931, written on 1 July 1867 (a Monday), indicates that RB went to see Simeon on a Sunday.

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