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Nov: 15: 13

My dearest wee mother

This is a lovely bright day after the rain. A year ago was the old laddie's funeral [ST: his brother William]. This must have been a bleak week of memories for you all. I have been spending quiet evenings thinking. Susie was glad to get Nan's letter this morning. She gets up today. I am glad to say Mr John is very much better both in temper & in health. I am managing to switch off Alice from "The Gold River" to "The Gold of Fairnilee". She is is a quite imaginative little girl. Soon she will learn to read, & then I don't know how we are to keep her from books.

I had a long letter from Clink yesterday. He says the Peebles social is "booming". The programme certainly looks very attractive. Will you be able to put me up if you have Norma Dalziel [ST: a friend to come & sing]?

George Brown is up today. We are extraordinarily busy just now & I have no time to think of politics. Clink seems gloomy about S. Lanarkshire. He says Willie Watson is making a very bad job of the heckling.

I hope you are well & old Nan

Much love to all

Your affectionate son

John