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Thomas Nelson and Sons
PUBLISHERS

35 & 36 PATERNOSTER ROW,
LONDON. E.C.

Dec: 12: 11

My dearest wee mother

I have no news to-day. Susie was up again yesterday &
had Lady Ridley to see her. Wee John is very well & good. Mrs
Grosvenor is not very well & is in bed for several days. I went to
see her last night. Alice is very well & as strong as an
elephant. I lead the quietest days just now, dining at home &
reading to Susie afterwards. I was at the "Spectator" office
this morning, & had a parcel of books despatched to Walter. One is
a very jolly book, Hume Brown's 3 vol. History of Scotland.