He describes how he had gone to the Speaker's in his court dress and would have to wear it when visiting King George IV the following Wednesday. He tells him that he had been trying to prevent the practice of 'suttee' (sati), that there were many sad things in the world, and that he hoped that Harry would in his turn do all he could to prevent them and that he would make himself useful to others by being diligent, obedient, and good. He entrusts him with the duty of ensuring that his mother took sufficient daily exercise, advising him to enlist his uncle, Francis [Cunningham], in the task. He thanks him for his letter and tells him to thank Priscilla for the letters he was expecting from her.