[Algiers,] 28 April 1882 

Dearest Child, 

Only 2 lines: I think only seaside living can help poor Harry. You 
ought — if possibly —lose no time to get him and his brothers* to Nor- 
mandy. It is childish to fancy that in any case I should return to En- 
gland without a previous visit to you and my grandsons, whether 
we meet in Normandy, at Paris, or elsewhere. 

As to my health, it proceeds favourably; otherwise Dr Stephann 
would not allow me to leave ‘Africa’. I think, 2 weeks or so, will suf- 
fice for the ‘transitory’ stadium at the Riviera. 

My best wishes, dearest child, 

Old Nick