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To JB's brother Willie

B.N.C.
Oxford

Oct: 26: 95

My dear Willie

I had Father & Mother's letter this
morning and was glad to hear that you
are getting on well at school.
I am very sorry about the beadle's death; it will
be a dreadful thing for his family. I
really don't know what to put in this
letter. The past few days have been
so uneventful. I had a letter from Anna