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fully prospered on leaving in April till he thought himself of the Southern Winter - into the very heart of which we should sail - long dreary evenings in Candle lighted Cabins - & dull mornings added to which none of Green's ships are to sail until the end of July or August - so he will tell you probably that he has put off his departure till then - We have been very snug & cosy in these apartments - have scarcely wanted Bedroom fire - & the two fires in the sitting rooms keep us pleasantly warm - We have had some winter weather lately - some snow & a biting E. wind - today it has been attempting a thaw & I never saw more muddy streets but now they seem drying up & I suppose it will be a sharp frost again tonight - the cold was needed both for health & for the 

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Davidson is getting better but looks much pulled down & shaken by his late attack of influenza - Mrs Davidson still suffers much from rheumatism - all [our?] stout friends now are going upon a system which reduced [Indecipherable] the upholsterer in St James's Street to a reasonable size - at one time the poor man could not tie his shoe from his enormous size Some medical man put him upon [regimen?] & he is now so reduced that out of 

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