I am most pleased to hear that my simple correspondence was well received by you. I understand how much comfort the old familiar routines can offer, even something as simple as a letter. You would not think things could have changed so much with regards to simple communication. I feel often as if I may as well have presented my recipient with carved stones they find it so quaint.
As for my studies, I am enjoying it very well. I have simply began working my way through the history books. A few things struck me immediately. A major discovery is that I no longer have a grasp of simple geography. I have spent a great deal of time comparing maps and atlases, learning the new names and new boundary lines so that I understand what is meant by Cuba or Rhode Island.
I am very glad to hear it, and I can certainly forgive your being a little out of practice. We can soon fix that. I am foolish - I forget that if we are both working hard to understand this place, then we can only learn more and more quickly by discussing our discoveries together.
Please do let me know when best suits you. I attend to Annie just after breakfast most days, for around an hour or so, but I am otherwise generally unoccupied.