Last night my paper on which I have been so long at work was read at the society. I came to London to bring it, and have been so hurried as not to be able to look out any work for you, but shall now be at liberty to do something of that kind. My things here are in considerable disorder, and in a short time Mrs. Herschel and myself wish to come for a little time to Bath, then we will let you know if it’s soon, that you may come here on a visit before we go, that I may point out to you the work that is most necessary to be done in our short absence. I thought it best to give you this early notice, because, though we have not fixed upon the time, it will be towards the latter end of this month that we mean to come for perhaps a fortnight or three weeks, according to the weather; for, if that should be fine we shall return, that I may have a few sweeps before you go back to Bath. Miss Baldwin is at Slough, and stays while we are away, so that you will have company, and the chaise will also be left, so that you can pay visits at Windsor, and show yourself to all your friends and ours. My last paper consisted of eighty pages, so that you will have a piece of work to gather it together out of the scraps I leave. Some part of it was brought together in the beginning by Miss Baldwin and Mrs. Herschel which will show the order, but the rest remains in bits, which I have gathered together and numbered.... Remember me to our good brother Alexander, and, with compliments from Mrs. Herschel, I remain, dear sister, Your affectionate brother, WM. HERSCHEL. P.S.—The bacon and cheese are very excellent. I have not had time to try Alexander’s green lenses; they look beautiful. [Sidenote: 1800-1801. _Extracts from Diary._] _Nov. 14th._—I left Bath, slept the night at the inn at Newbury, and left there between three and four. _Nov. 15th._—I arrived at my brother’s house, and as soon as I had dined began to calculate and copy a paper which was to go to the R.S. _Nov. 24th._—My brother went with Mrs. H. and Miss Baldwin to Bath, the keys to Obs., &c., were given me to make order and for despatching memorandums which would have employed me for much longer time than it was likely I should be allowed for doing them to my own satisfaction. _Dec. 15th._—The family returned, my brother extremely ill, and the next day I had my furniture transported to Windsor, where I had taken a couple of rooms to board and lodge with my eldest nephew, G. Griesbach, and _Dec. 17th._—I slept there for the first night.