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July: 25: 17

My dearest wee Mother

Another very warm morning. I heard from Susie this morning. They are all well in Kent, & she is feeling much rested. She & the children spend

most of their day sitting in the hayfield. I lead a quiet life here in London alone, but I get back so late that I have not much chance of being lonely. I have [Lord] Haldane & an American professor coming to dine to-morrow night

I do hope you have gone to Broughton. I seem to have no news this morning at all. Everybody is away for the week. One of my people has asked for leave to go up to Dundee to oppose Winston, but I shouldn't think he had much chance. I have heard nothing further about

my affairs.

My Scots poems seem to please a lot of people. I met John Stirling Maxwell the other day & he was full of them.

Much love, my dear wee body

[Your ever loving son?]

John