I am often tempted to live
permanently at Grasmere
but the winters are damp -
& my lungs irritable, and
I suppose, I should miss
some things always to be
obtained in dear old London,
Music for instance, wh.
one cannot live without -
-- I was delighted to receive
your precious letter in July -
& to know you were well, &
intensely enjoying every moment
in your picturesque home -
How you must love it!
I wish I could have been
there with you. I often dream
I am sitting in the verandah
by your side - So you have
decided to spend next winter