Dear Amelia
It seems the world is altogether darker now; as though the summer left with your departing. The house seems so large and melancholy devoid of people bustling in and out. Perhaps, it too misses you. The autumn leaves have at last begun to fall as the park trees slowly become golden and one by one shedding their leaves to coat the ground in crimson snow. The bare trees a clear sigh that mists of winter will soon come rolling in.
As for your question regarding Abigail she returned to town only a few short days after your own departing. She did however promise a visit at Christmas saying then she was sad to go. She also expressed a wish to see you also at Christmas saying she hoped then at last she could meet with Eliza.
As for myself I am well enough only the house is not so friendly now. Silent and half shut up it has become some what foreboding. I have therefore taken to wandering through the grounds to relive myself. The sudden loss of people has made me long again for noise so I have been forced to create my own by working on my playing of the pianoforte which has, as yours I dare say has, improved greatly.
I will enclose with the letter my table design that you so desired and I hope it shall satisfy you. Life from where I site is very grey so there is little left to put but I look forward to your next letter for, as it is, they are all I have for company. I hope you will therefore not mind if I take the liberty of asking you some questions of my own for I am curious as to what happen to the business about Lady Margaret. And I will now ask outright, will you come to visit at Christmas? For I dearly hope you shall. I hope you are keeping well and I pray that you tell me of the beautiful parks of Apton I do long to see them through your letters if not my eyes.
Yours most sincerely Emily