Item 22 - Letter from Caroline Trevelyan to Elizabeth Trevelyan

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Glad Elizabeth and Robert have had friends to stay; will be good when they have room to put up more than one. Weather lovely here now; they went to the Gibbet yesterday and she missed her children; they took 'old Hague (Annie [Philips]'s deaf housekeeper and Booa [Mary Prestwich]' but wished for 'some young ones'. Wonders when Elizabeth and Robert would like to come up; George and Janet will be here for about a week from 1 September; she is arranging 'to have some young people' from 13 - 27 August then wants to have a few days 'quite alone' for Sir George's sake. Thinks Robert and Elizabeth were going to pay another visit in the north, so they could come on the 19th or 20th for a week, go for that, then return on 1 September to see George and Janet. Sir George is pleased with the book Robert has sent; sure the 'vigour with which he settles to down to read Greek every day' as if 'in for an examination' would amuse Elizabeth. Nixon [the estate agent] has lost his father. Janet has not written recently; George is busy with house-hunting, and they 'incline to Chelsea now'. Hopes they will 'arrange something definite with the V[aughan] Williams [about leasing land to build a house] this summer'; when he knows their plans, Sir George will tell them how much help he will provide. Would like to see any of Elizabeth's Hubrecht cousins, if any are visiting.