Letter from Elizabeth Gell to her daughter-in-law Eleanor Isabella Gell, before the Gells travel to France Very pleased to welcome the two boys and their nurses on 14th July until the end of August when they will be going to be away from home themselves; hopes that they will all enjoy Paris and will find it not too hot but relaxing and with “shady walks for the children”; neighbour George Strutt suffered from the heat in France and was ill for six months afterwards; sorry to hear about Mina, glad she did not get hold of the “marking ink”, relief to have got rid of her, would have been afraid to leave E[leanor] with her whilst away, the expressions she used when Eleanor told her off at church showed that she could not be trusted; Frederick and Mr Nicholson left to go and vote for the Margaret’s professors of Divinity; can the nurse bring some packages, if the writer orders them, with the children?; sorry to hear about Sir Edward Parry, Mr Hankinson says Sir Edward has gone to “Ems”; delightful summer weather but concerned about soldiers “in the East” suffering from the heat; G.M. Tagore’s wife’s health, returning to India soon, love to John and children. PS: Father does not know M. Monod, so cannot arrange an introduction. 29 Jun 1855