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Thomas Nelson and Sons
PUBLISHERS

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

Dec: 14: 11

My dearest wee mother

This is a lovely bright day. I hope you are having
less stormy weather in Scotland. I am just writing to old William.
Susie is well & so is Prester John [ST adds " "]. We clipped a lock of his hair
yesterday. Alice Ashby St Ledgers came to tea yesterday & was
delighted at him. She is going out to India in January on
a short trip. I have not seen our Alice for two days.
She announced to Mrs Grosvenor yesterday that Minkie [ST: " "]
had had a baby! She's a queer child. Christmas