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brothers, a very nice fellow, is here as secretary to Sir
Godfrey Lagden, the administrator of Native affairs. I see by
a wire which came yesterday that the 'Spectator' has published
Rhodes' letter at last, and that they thoroughly justify our
attitude and prove that £5000 is given to the Liberal
party in return for a guarantee that Egypt would
not be evacuated.

We hope to go into our new house on Wednesday.
Unfortunately our English maid is in hospital with
erisypelas. It is an awful nuisance, & is turning
Craig-Sellar's hair grey. On Sunday afternoon I
rode out 10 miles to Elandsfontein, to see one of
the Bonham-Carters, a Captain in the Buffs, who is
sick in hospital with enteric. He was one of the
biggest & strongest men I have ever known, and
he is lying there a mere skeleton. However he is quite
convalescent & is going home shortly. Coming home