Letter from Mary Cornwallis Herschel, Hamilton's Hut, to [John Herschel] She describes her day, reading in the morning 'The besieged resident in Paris' until the weather cleared by lunchtime, and then a ramble. After the post arrived, she took a pony ride, and read again. A pony and telegram arrived from Major Christie, recalling Captain Lindsay on a summons from Captain Trail. She and Esther intend to stay, however. She waits for guidance on when to pack up and go [to Bangalore]. 5 April 1872