Letter from George Everest, to 'My dear Sir' [Henry Kater] He thought the 'infallible' Dr. [William] Kitchiner said 'cocks', which came of him 'having been so long given up to rice and curry pilaus &c.' Everest will be in London on 2 and 3 January and will take up Kater's offer to get lodgings for him, and describing his needs. This includes a macadamized road outside, to deaden the 'thundering noise' of London carts. He thanks Kater for the account of 'poor little Mrs. Colebrooke', saying that St. Helena is always the scene of some mischief. He thinks that Kater has not heard from Clebrooke since his arrival there, where his time will be occupied by 'villainy'. 29 December 1826