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it – nothing would give me so much satisfaction as to hear, that you had found a pleasing Party of Friends to make sea bathing more agreable [sic] to you much nearer than Felpham or the southern Coast.– I forget the place where Mrs Beridge went for that purpose, but I should be truly glad to hear, that She was going to visit it again, with more courage, as Mrs Twigge, & induced you to prefer the same spot for bathing —

you talk of coming to London, but what my dear Eliza can tempt you to an expedition into this very disagreable [sic] place at this Season, when all its \best/ diversions are over for the Winter —– & there seems nothing \here/ but Heat & disorders – All my Friends almost have been Invalids – poor Stevenson is even now confined to his bed by a severe Fever & attended by Warren — but we trust He is in a way to recover tho his malady must yet be lingering ——