Am rejoiced to learn that Wifie hopes our child will be strong--I think it ought to have a good constitution. All my pains and aches have quite disappeared, and I have become quite acclimatized, I expect to be so fresh when I {132} get out that even Wifie won't be able to hold me, although her bonds are very strong and pleasant. ALWAYS YOUR KING. _Tuesday, December_ 6, 1881. MY QUEENIE,--I have not yet been able to arrange other means of communication for my own darling, but hope to do so shortly. Her dear letter of the 1st has reached me quite safely, but it would be a risk for her to write again to the same place. In any case I will send you in my next a prescription which will enable you to write ordinary letters with something added. Your King never felt nearly so well in his life before. The strong exercise, ball-playing, which I have missed very much during the last few years of my life, is improving me immensely, as strong exercise always agreed with me. YOUR OWN KING. _Wednesday, December_ 7, 1881. MY OWN QUEENIE,--You may see a paragraph about my health in the _Freeman_ of Friday which may worry you, so write to say that it is very much exaggerated for the purpose of preventing a change in our rooms to some which are not in any way so nice. I have caught a slight cold, which the doctor thinks will pass off in a day or two. I will write you direct to-morrow with the secret ink of which the prescription is on the other side. No. 1 is for writing, No. 2 is for bringing it out. Wifie may write me with this to the same address as usual and in the same way, but she should write also with ordinary ink on the first page of the letter something as follows: DEAR SIR,--I have yours of ---- inst., and will pay attention to the directions given.--Yours truly, R. CAMPBELL. The secret handwriting should be with a clean quill pen, and should be written lightly. I feel much better this afternoon than I did this morning. ALWAYS YOUR LOVING HUSBAND. {133} You had best test the No. 1 solution by attempting to bring it out with No. 2. If it does not come out well increase the strength of both solutions. Use unglazed rough paper. Do not be worried, darling, and take good care of our child. _Friday, December_ 9, 1881. MY OWN QUEENIE,--I wired you yesterday as I was dreadfully frightened about the effect the par in _Freeman_ would have on you, and hope you did not get into overmuch trouble about telegram. The feverish cold quite passed away yesterday after one night, and I am up to-day but keeping a poor mouth, so as to try to baulk a pretty scheme for moving us from our present rooms into others where they think we will be safer. You must not pay any attention to O. D.'s account, as it was carefully got up.