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 Monday, February 20, 1837,

Now that Fanny is away, and I have to write to her, besides answering English letters, I am quite overworked. She went this day week, and is now at Berhampore. They are both delighted with their camp life and with all they see, and it seems to answer much better than they expected; but as she is writing a journal home, it will be hard upon her if I repeat her story.

We had a party as usual, for the three days of Barrackpore.

We had such a lovely drive down to Calcutta last night, the moon was so bright and the air so soft.

Friday, February 24. I had an immense tribe of visitors yesterday morning. Brigadier came again this morning about that review at Dumdum, and as they all say it will be less fatigue to go up at break of day than even late in the afternoon, as it is very hot now till sunset, I am to go to his