| Description | William stops work in the midst of estimating requirements for feeding 20,000 starving people in the next thirty days. He has been anxious about his father's health and asks if he should come home again; he and Emma are 'ready to start at an hour's notice'. He has received a letter from Jack [John Herschel]. He describes his own happiness. The Smyths are staying with them, having lost a child a month ago. Alick [Alexander Stewart Herschel] is delighted with his appointment and William want to know how he is getting on. He has his father's note on the metre, but he has not heard from Heeley. |