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March: 5: 14

My dearest wee Mother

You seem from your letter to Nan to be having rows with the uncles. It is a monstrous idea that Walter should urge poor John Robb [ST: married to Mrs Buchan's sister] to make a will, apart from the fact that it would be quite easy to upset any such will.

This is a cold grey day. Robbie & we are going to Ponting's cinematograph to night. Maud is coming to luncheon. Nan is very well. She enjoyed being with Maud

yesterday afternoon. We dined at home last night & read aloud after dinner. We had some of Glenconner's salmon, which was very good. It was very kind of you to send it.

I have little in the way of news. I see that Sir James Wolfe-Murray is to command the troops in S. Africa, so the Sutherlands will get back to Cringletie [ST: near Peebles], which is a good thing.

I hope you are not doing too much

Love to all

Your affectionate son

John