He writes that since his visit to Hampstead and all he had heard there, Africa had hardly been out of his mind and he hoped that those at the centre of the enterprise would not be daunted by the heavy blow received or by the taunts of those who had desired the failure of the expedition, suggesting that they all needed faith more now than at the beginning of the scheme. Finally, he expresses his pleasure at having seen him at Hampstead and his regret that he did not see him or his aunt more often.