Hodgson of Clopton House: Correspondence and diary notes

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From Arthur Hodgson, Clopton to Frank Hodgson, Rome He has not written for a long time. He hopes that the teatricals went off well. Mr Halswell is not nice. He is a snob but a clever painter. He is astonished that Mrs McBean has egaged his services for a second time as he gave them some trouble in 1870. He went to London to look at his wool which had arrived. On Tuesday he went to the Tanksgiving Service and received a ticket as Colonist of Distinction. He had a capital seat and a view of the queen. He describes the service. He met the Copers. Mr Chafy Chafy is engaged to the second Miss Shirley. He went out on Polly and followed the hounds He describes the hunt. Emily and Charlotte are going to King's Langley. They were to have gone to Aunt Charlotte but she is not well, Annie and Hewitt are going to Uncle Edward's . Uncle Henry was there and brought two horses but had only one day's good hunting. Frank is to look out for Robert Hodgson's arrival and meet him at the station. The Titchborne case still does its slow length along, the 100th day. Percy is quite well but Aunt Jeannie has lost another brother.