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Baddesley Clinton, Knowle, Warwickshire. -Monographs revive happy memories; delightful gatherings at Houghton's breakfasts would be hard to repeat now; met Fanny Kemble again and remarked on how she stirred memories of old friends, [Fanny] said in her solemn... tone, 'Yes, I must remind you of a thousand Ghosts'. Solicits five shillings towards repairs to the Parish Church here.

59 Montagu Square, W. - Reaction to the news of Edward FitzGerald's death. There 'should be some obituary mention of him', as Crabbe suggests. Would be 'in perfectly good hands' if Crabbe wrote it himself; Pollock does 'not know enough of the Persian scholarship and works' to write it, and recommends Aldis Wright if Crabbe does not wish to do it.

Adds in a postscript that he does not know Mrs Kemble's address, but has asked Mowbray Donne to write to her.

36 Warrender Park Terrace, Edinburgh. - Remembers now that the name of the artist [who sent back the seeds from the rose on the grave of Omar Khayyám] was Simpson, but did not know it was Quaritch to whom the seeds were sent. Asks if Quaritch can have a scion of the rose-tree planted at FitzGerald's grave in Boulge; knows FitzGerald's nephew and executor Colonel Kerrich would gladly have it done, having mentioned the idea to him a few months ago when he heard about the rose from Mr Clodd. Could also photograph Bredfield Hall and Farlinghay if Quaritch requires it. Groome's father knew Aldis Wright, but he himself does not.

Adds postscript: Fanny Kemble's reminiscences, as they first appeared in the Atlantic, had many references to FitzGerald. Groome knows an old lady at Ipswich who has a fine engraving of FitzGerald's mother.