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half-witted dominie who gets hold of a phrase and mumbles
it.

We dined with Mrs Grosvenor last night & met
Lady Helmsley & Sibyl Grey & Walter Elliot. "Awfully
like Mrs Wishart"[ST: *] is going into Punch - tell Nan.
I hope Alastair is getting rid of his cold. 'Lord
Ardwall' is out today. I wonder how people will like it.

I hope you are keeping well

Much love, wee body

Your affectionate son

John

[ST: *
a Glasgow lady
seeing Madame Pavlova
remarked "awfully like
Mrs Wishart" (another
Glasgow friend)]