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They have now had all their 'hard trials except one'; thinks he has done well. Came out 'first in quarter marks', but does not yet know by how much. Asks if she as well as his father are 'coming down to Watson's on Saturday'. Only two boys are leaving from their house: one he is 'very sorry is going, the other rather glad'. Thinks Charlie is well. Strutt was 'very ill a few nights ago', but has now recovered; it was probably caused by 'some poison, possibly tinned sardines'. He was 'very bad indeed, and Mr Bowen was frightened'. Hopes Georgie is all right, and that his holidays start near Robert and Charlie's.

There has been a bad fog all morning, which has not yet entirely disappeared. Mr Woodhouse said Robert should come and see him before the end of term or at the beginning of the holidays; supposes he will have time to see him.

[On headed notepaper for Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland]:- Thanks his parents for their letters. The work is 'very slow in the sixth', but he does not mind too much, as 'the Sophocles is very hard to do really correctly' and at least Welldon thoroughly explains it. Studies in his own time to 'make up', and has 'now got fairly into the Prometheus Vinctus [of Aeschylus]', which he has always wanted to do. Will also 'finish the De Corona [by Demosthenes] easily before the end of the term'.

Is 'very glad' that Sanderson has come back, 'as he is the only person who is really interesting'; he is 'conservative in opinions, but not in heart', and Robert thinks 'he will be converted, in part at least'. Football is 'rather slow, and [their house's] torpids are too small to be good' but they are 'doing [their] best to teach them'. [William?] Strutt 'promises to be a really first rate player, if only he will grow'. Asks his father to tell his mother that he is 'not in the Philathlet[ic Club], and shall not be for a long time': he just used Charlie's writing paper.

Had a cold which looked as if it were going to become serious, but is 'well now by judicious stopping-out'. Hopes Georgie will recover by the end of term, and will at least have 'a happy time at Wallington'. Is 'very surprised to hear about the 5 at a shot business', but is 'always for defending Thornton [Trevelyan?]'s veracity'. Has written to his grandfather, though found it 'rather difficult' since he 'had had now experience'. Is 'very sorry for him as he feels it so much'.