Reply to Captain Vickery's reply

My dear Vickery,

if you start mylording me in private correspondence, I promise to include no less than three Honourables in each missive as well.

Captain Fraser will indeed be joining us - his men are going to have the pleasure of actually doing the deed. I will write him momentarily to ask the pleasure of his company and expertise tomorrow myself. I also thought to invite Captain Blackwood - I'm not sure whether he got orders to accompany us as well. My own were rather unclear on that point. There was also the suggestion, of course strictly unofficial, but from rather high up, that we might want to include some young officers in this expedition for observation. If you should know of any candidates, would you do me the favour of inviting them or furnish me with a list of names?

Yours etc.

Torrington