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Feb: 12: 13

My dearest wee Mother

I got Nan's p.c. this morning & was very glad to hear that she is coming today. I will meet her at the station at 7.10. & I hope to see her tomorrow afternoon. She mustn't stay long at Clapham. I am afraid you must all be very uncomfortable in Bank House just now. We are very uncomfortable here with fog. All yesterday afternoon & evening & this morning we have had it like pea-soup. I went to East Finchley last night to address Sam [ST - Strang] Steel's association. It was a good meeting, but I don't care for

South of England audiences. They are desperately unintelligent. Poor Aunt Sis [ST - Honble Victoria Grosvenor] is very ill & is scarcely expected to live through the day. I don't know what her poor old sister will do when she dies. Mrs Grosvenor is still seedy, but we are all quite well. I hope Nan will get decent weather & that her visit will do her good in body & mind. Please remind Walter again about my cheque books. [Sentence underlined]

The old letters of Lord Ardwall are very interesting & rather touching. His family are just like ours, a mixture of religion & law.

I do hop you will keep well when Nan is away.

Much love, my wee body

Yours affectionate son

John