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76, PORTLAND PLACE, W. October 26th 1913 Sunday

My own darling John

This is just a short line to send you my love darling. I am going on well though I dont see any prospect of getting up for the next week. I miss you dreadfully

and want you all the time. The children are a great rescource. Alice has gone off to church with Nannie. It is very foggy and sort of wet - white fog today. I hve been reading Asquith's speech can you understand it?

it baffled me. First he says one thing & then another but however he seems to be determined to stick to his old bill. The only piece of gossip that I have heard is that Dorothy [ST Lady Dorothy Howard daughter of teetotal Lady Carlisle] has made Francis Henley give up his brewing. I suppose after having been an ardent

advocate of no drinking she couldn't swallow a whole brewery! Alice came back from her school a day or two ago & said 'I got 'excellent' today for knowing my letters poor [underlined] Bunty only got "very good" !

Best of love my darling

Your own ever devoted

Moufflée.