which is as little as one can possibly get on with here unless the woman of the house actually works herself which would be a heresy of the very deepest dye—for breakfast we have a bit of bacon and egg and toast—for lunch a chop and potato—for dinner soup, a joint, and a pudding. The house is furnished comfortably but very plainly. It would not suit you for it is very narrow and all up and down stairs—altogether there are no less than 5 flats to it—viz—/1/ basement containing kitchen and, I presume, servants room. 2 Ground floor dining-room with a little sort of office at the back where Mr C. works sometimes [/] 3, Drawing room up one stair. 4, Bedrooms up two stairs—and 5 two snug little rooms in the attic, a bedroom and sitting room.—these two rooms [mutilation] /are/ for the present mine & I am now sitting and writing a bundle of letters in the little sitting room. [—] Have this moment got a note from Herbert Gilchrist (have not seen him yet) he says he must see me and I have written to arrange a meeting—he asks me to stay with him (the people here are very kind if I accepted all my invitations I should have to stay a year) and [mutilation] I shall do so if possible. [—] I hope you are not very warm in Camden yet. Here we have had no warm weather—I have worn my over-coat so far all the time. I enclose a note from Mrs. Costelloe
Goodly With much love R M Bucke