Lady Victoria Campbell

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realised that Lady Emma's future happiness was
assured.
Thus was the parting with her " dear bairny "
made easier, and those who wondered how it was to
be with her, when bereft of one on whom her mind
had centred for so long, saw the path made clear
for all.
Among the many interests at Cannes during
that winter were the presence of the then Princess
Frederick of Prussia and her two young sons,
Prince William and Prince Henry. They came
occasionally to the Villa, and Lady Victoria refers
to their visits in the following letters : —
Villa Severin, Cannes, Dec. 28th, 1869.
My dearest Frances,
Many thanks for your letter ; I got it on
Christmas Day. I am afraid you will think me
very lazy about writing, and now it is rather late
to wish you a happy Christmas, so this letter must
come in for the New Year. I wish you a very
happy one.
It is so nice to hear that dear Mama is so much
better ; I do hope she will go on all right now. It
will be very nice having Libby and Evey here.
I wish you could see this place, it is so beautiful,
but just now we seem to have got a touch of your
weather. It has been so cold for three days, and
there is snow on the Grasse Hills. The chemist
told Knowles yesterday, when she went to get
something, that the Cannes people are quite