| Description | "On the last packet of good things. Doubts about his future destination, or chance of getting into Mr. Coleridge’s house. The prize of Mr. Coleridge’s first class awarded to him." (Directed to 36 York Terrace.)
My dear Miss Burgess
I received your letter, and am sorry to hear of the loss of the parcel, but I did not think much of its not coming, as I knew it would be some time preparing as you were away from home. Mr. Coleridge told another boy at Mr. Chapman’s, who was trying to get into his house, that he expected me to come there, so I suppose Papa has settled whether I am to go there or not, otherwise, I know that he has no room now, He is going to change his house to what used to be Dr. Keates, which he has been adding a great deal to, so that it is now the largest house in Eton, The regatta on the 4th of June, which happens on Thursday this week, is kept just the same in the Montem year, as any other, Montem happens on Tuesday week, the 9th of June, Montague wrote a letter to me, telling me all about his present residence, he says that he is in an old house, something like Aston Hall, built in the reign of Henry the Eighth. Mr. Coleridge, the week before last, set the first class an exercise to translate part of Prior into Latin Verse, and whoever did it the best was to be sent up, the lot fell upon me, but he has not yet given me my ticket. I and Cotton have been amusing ourselves with making a balloon, which we send up in our rooms, Dr. Hawtrey has given up all thoughts of introducing Mathematics into the School Business, at least for this half-year. Last Thursday Ching Lau Lauro the conjurer came to exhibit here, in the Lower School, and, as the day was wet I went to see him, some of his tricks were very good, and particularly his Ventriloquism, The weather still continues very rainy, and changeable, which is very bad both for boating and Cricket, Give my love to Aunt Bessy and Sisters, and believe me to remain
Yours affectionately,
M. P. W. Boulton.
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