| Content Description | Hopes that the duke has not thought he has forgotten the matter about which they last spoke; explains the difficulties he has had in trying to plan the avenue which ends with a 'mere bench'; cannot plan it in his own mind and so obtained 3 different designs from 3 artists; was not satisfied with any of these because felt that the 'length is too great for the height'; adds that if they were to build something like a temple as first proposed at the end of the avenue, the attention would be on the building and not the trees; suggests that if they decide on a bench, it might be better to make it less visible, by painting it green for example; mentions that he intends to visit Bulstrode in October and will come at a time that most suits the duke. |