Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other correspondents

Name: Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other correspondents
Author: Borrow, George

Borrow, George

Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence; Borrow, George, 1803-1881 -- Correspondence

My journey with God’s help has done me a great deal of good—I am stronger
than I was, and I can now sleep.  I intend to draw on England for forty
or fifty pounds; if I don’t want the whole of it, it will be all the
same.  I have still some money left, but I have no wish to be stopped on
my journey for want of it.  I am sorry about what you told me respecting
the railway, sorry that the old coach is driven off the road.  I shall
patronise it as little as possible, but stick to the old route and
Thurton George.  What a number of poor people will these railroads
deprive of their bread.  I am grieved at what you say about poor M.  He
can take her into custody however, and oblige her to support the
children; such is law, though the property may have been secured to her,
she can be compelled to do that.

Tell Hen that there is a mosque here, called the mosque of Sultan
Bajazet; it is full of sacred pigeons; there is a corner of the court to
which the creatures flock to be fed, like bees, by hundreds and
thousands; they are not at all afraid, as they are never killed.  Every
place where they can roost is covered with them, their impudence is
great; they sprang originally from two pigeons brought from Asia by the
Emperor of Constantinople.  They are of a deep blue.

                                                   God bless you, dearest,
                                                                     G. B.



LETTER IV.
_To_ MARY BORROW.


                                                                   OXFORD.
                                                  _February_ 2_nd_, [1846]

DEAR CARRETA,

I reached this place yesterday, and hope to be home to-night (Monday).  I
walked the whole way by Kingston, Hampton, Sunbury (Miss Oriel’s place),
Windsor, Wallingford, &c.—a good part of the way by the Thames.  There
has been much wet weather.  Oxford is a wonderful place.  Kiss Hen, and
God bless you!

                                                          [GEORGE BORROW.]



LETTER V.
_To_ MARY BORROW.


                                                          TUNBRIDGE WELLS,
                                                        _Tuesday evening_.
                                                                    [1846]

DEAR CARRETA,

I have arrived here safe.  It is a wonderful place, a small city of
palaces amidst hills, rocks, and woods, and is full of fine people.
Please to carry upstairs and lock in the drawer the little paper sack of
letters in the parlour; lock it up with the bank book, and put this along
with it—also be sure to keep the window of my room fastened and the door
locked, and keep the key in your pocket.  God bless you and Hen.

                                                          [GEORGE BORROW.]



LETTER VI.
_To_ MARY BORROW.


                                                      _Tuesday afternoon_,
                                                                    [1848]

MY DEAR WIFE,

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Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other correspondents

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