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hole, where I severely dinnled my knee
in trying to dive. I will bathe no more in
Tweed. At night I went up to
Bamflat & stayed all night. They
have got a fine old bureau there
(1750 is the date) of solid mahogany &
full of secret drawers. Uncle John
was at Peebles yesterday & bût [bought] 100
yowes, which he drove home, and left
at Dreva. This morning Eben &
I went for them, and drove them with
great difficulty to Bamflat. The
weather here is perfectly sublime. It's
warmer than June, and the hills are
looking their best. Tell Anna to be