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Oct: 23: 18

My dearest wee Mother

We are having better weather & not so cold. Our decaying family is better again. Billy is quite restored, but as fierce as a tiger. The little boys were delighted with kind old Nan's presents this morning.

I had a visit from little Mr. Henderson yesterday. I'm afraid I have no job for him, as our work is rapidly being

cut down. I thought him a nice fellow.

I am very busy just now with peace terms. It is a most intricate job. Yesterday I had a visit from my colleague in the dramatisation of 'Greenmantle'. I am going to edit Francis Grenfell's letters & diaries after the war & was reading them last night. They are wonderfully good, quite as good as the other Grenfell book.

Hugh Macmillan is back, but still very groggy. Influenza is very bad here. I do hope you will escape it at Peebles.

Much love to all

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John