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a great man lived here and what great people have visited here and perhaps slept in my room. It has a real four post bedstand with chintz curtains hanging around - and the bed is about 8 ft wide. The father's study and laboratory are left just as he left it, and is a very dismal place. Almost all his books were written in the small room [[right?]] - it. 

Fortunately moving we walked about- Two miles to the little village church- no sunshine and an almost- oppressive quiet. I believe the trees here have more [[underlined]]leaves[[/underlined]] on them than ones. They are so beautiful. The branches sweep and hang in great- massive shapes, from a distance may look almost- solid and often sweep The ground. And I saw The often heard of cottages with weeds climbing on Them. but- [[underlined]so[[/underlined]] few people. The little church had an old graveyard and a yew and we saw the grave of Mrs hunlock. Claik- who is married Twice- The [[Chiveres?]] were very [[underlined]][[served?]][[/underlined]]- indeed that perhaps it was the [[?]], air That made Them [[?]] So- The church is very old but- like many old things save the impression of newness as it is all made over new [[underlined]]pluss[[/underlined]] etc and we only see the old steel Thickening and- here and There. Lord Derbey has a magnificent- place near by which he bought- for about a half a million dollars. His ship Son Lord Sackville Cecil was in church and joined us on The way out- with his [[Crudia?]]