| Description | She has received John's letter of 7-8 February and regrets her own carelessness with letters. She returns Mrs Rogers' note and explains what she meant in her own letter by want of refinement. What she says may be unfair, and she leaves it to John to consider. She asks how [Thomas Henry] Huxley is misunderstood. It has been decided that a party (which she lists) will go to Lamb's Rock tomorrow, to spend the day in the woods near to Lady Canning's Seat. Mary will take Esther to look for ferns. She apologises for the dullness of her letters but feels less well. She notes a visit from Mrs Saxton. Mary makes her morphine solution at the same strength that John did. |