24 August 1868 – 30 August 1868

To Esher (by invitation from Mrs. Howitt). Arrive at ' The Orchard,' a pretty homely cottage, where William Howitt, sturdy and white-haired, welcomes me from the open window. Then Mary Howitt, looking gray and worn, I am shown to my trim little bedroom, adorned with various Christian emblems. Outside, three tall poplars shoot up into the blue sky.