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Dec. 4 1857
My dearest Charlotte,
It is by your own
wish that I write
to you in English
tho' it appears strange
to me do so, & let me
thank you de tout
///
mon cœur for your
two dear affectionate
& delightful letters
of the 30 Oct. & 27 Nov.
You know my dearest
child, how dearly, how sin-
cerely I love you,
& therefore how happy
it makes me to see
how warmly you
return this affection,
and how much you
try to follow in the foot-
steps of your dearly
beloved mother, whose
memory is ever so
///
precious to me!
Alas! I have a ...
... of my dearest
& most beloved of friends
& relations - a real sister
to ... Albert & myself
- your dearest aunt
& cousin Victoire!
This has been a terrible
blow to us both, as we
loved her, (as she de-
served it) so dearly & tenderly.
Albert had grown up
with her, & we 2 bore
the same name, ...
married the same
///
..., in short what
Vicley is to you, she
was to me, & she
was the only intimate
friend I had here in
this Country! It has
made me so sad,
so anxious for all
those I love! Your
poor unhappy uncle
is so ... in
his grief. ...
broken-hearted & ...
so ill! He writes to
me constantly &
today he is coming
///