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all my present literary Business so as to meet her in Surry about the 20^th of May or perhaps the 15th & we intend returning to Eartham together at the close of that Month

Now if you will let me know at what Time Giovanni returns from Cambridgeshire & where He can most conveniently meet us we will contrive accordingly — pray laugh Him out of his idle diffident notions – I am perfectly sure that Eliza & He will be as much pleased with each other as they ought to be —

you have acted so judiciously in not shewing my Squib to Darwin & you have defended yr preceeding conduct towards Him with so much