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PANSHANGER, HERTFORD

May: 26: 1901

Dear Lady Mary [Murray]

I have a soul above chickenpox. Besides I never had any childish sickness, and I am too old to begin now. I am going to come out to see you on Wednesday, taking the train to Farnham & walking to Churt and then walking back in what we call in Scotland the 'cool of the evening'. I hope you will not be bored with me

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for the day, but it is the only way of seeing you people, for if Mahomet refuses to come to see the mountain the mountain must laboriously go to see Mahomet.

If you cannot have me perhaps you could send me a wire to '3 Temple Gardens'.

I saw Geoffrey yesterday and had a brawl with him because he didn't like something I said about Whigs. He is a most sincere politician.

I hope the children are not

very distressed by this epidemic, & that you & your husband are well

Yours very sincerely

John Buchan