SD508. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 336 (in part).
[London]
Wensday [sic]. Feb. 23d 1825
My dearest Henrietta
I recieved [sic] your kind letter yesterday but as I had not time to answer it before I must now tell you all the news. I did not write on Saturday because just as I was in the middle of it Monies seized it and was going to read it for the good of the public and their [sic] were some gentlemen in the room and I snatched it from him upset the inkstand and very nearly upset table and all but one of the gentlemen prevented it so I will direct it to Monies at Hope End for he always opens them[.] I will send it single as they will not charge for it. I am sure you could not be more surprised than I was when I saw them get out of the |Jarvy| another Charterhouse Phrase; Tippy is looking very well indeed and so <i>s Granny but she began to cough directly she <go>t into the house. I have heard Monies say that their [sic] is no chance of Mrs Scarlett’s recovery—he says the Doctor’s say so. I am glad to hear Mrs Bayford gives such a flattering account of me and Bro. I am afraid your School will soon be as large as Charterhouse and there you must get some Masters– I suppose you mean to have a public examination as this is the time of the year for we have ours this time. I do not no [sic] what particular secret there was in that letter without he has made one. I am greatly enraged at you—I can tell you for it shows you do not attend to my letters for I have told you fifty times that Bro’s pain is quite well and my cold is quite well. I was in the tenth form am I am now in the ninth and it is much easier to get into the eight than it was to get into the ninth but I have got to learn all the Greek grammer before I can be put up again; This puts me in mind to ask you to ask Papa to let me have one or two books that I want as we use different ones now—write directly and tell me for I must no [sic]. We are going to bed in a minute so I must drop m<y> pen. Bro is quite well—he joins his love wi<th> your ever affectionate
Sam.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
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