My Dear Sir,—I am happy to inform you, that Mrs. Shelley has been safely delivered of a little girl, and is now rapidly recovering.
I would not leave her in her present state, and therefore still consider your proposal of fixing the interview in London as the most eligible.
I need not tell you that the sooner I have the pleasure of seeing you, the sooner my mind, and that of my wife, will be relieved from a most unpleasant feeling of embarrassment and uncertainty. You may entirely confide in my secrecy and prudence.
I desire my very best remembrances to all yours, and remain,
