I think my last Thursday's letter entered on it.

We are grateful for many letters--that have come.

It was merely the accident of the moment when first by illness and then by precipices we were most anxious--being exactly the moment the letters took it into their heads to be not forthcoming.

Not writing so often would only keep us more in the dark, with little less anxiety.

Please say if you get a letter every day...." Space can hardly be afforded for more than samples of this voluminous correspondence, or interesting quotations might be given about the "ghost-hunt yesterday and a crystal-hunt to-day," and life at the Montanvert, until at last (August 28): "I have taken my place in diligence for Thursday, and hope to be with you in good time.