635.3. John Kenyon to EBB

Addendum to The Brownings’ Correspondence, vol. 4.

[London]

[ca. June 1838]

My dear Miss Barrett.

My parcel is to have been off today within half an hour, which can give you no time to write. I called on Wimpole Str. this morning to say so.—

But it will as convenient, or indeed more convenient to send it off tomorrow—as I am rather in a flutter of business today. —So let me have your notes by twelve tomorrow– Would it please Mrs Hedley—that I should send her a book? How is her name spelt—I wish to send two to Torquay—but not to give offence in a small circle of friends– I must send more & to folk—who will not care about the book—as book–

Mrs H. is not one of these last– I thought of offering her the book when here—but as one or two of her friends will have it—perhaps I had better send it now– I would not that she should for a moment suspect that I had forgotten their attention to me—besides she is a person one should on all accounts like to please.

I am glad—almost glad—but I cannot come to see you yet for I am sure that you should not talk in these cold winds–

Pray cut open the leaves of this book—and let me have it tomorrow or next day– It seems to have much poetry in it. Whisper to me what you think of it– I have no time to read it today.

Always, truly yours

John Kenyon–

Address, on integral page: Miss Barrett.

Publication: None traced.

Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library.

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