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just can't bear it & begin to
howl like a dog. The side-
lights on "the uncle" too
are delightful. As to your
rendering of the whole thing
it is done with perfect taste
& feeling, & restraint & humour.
I rather wish one or two letters
to Hilda had been there,
wh. I remembered, & which wd.
have been a tribute to her
unfailingness to them all from
start to finish. I hear Arthur is
expected this Sunday, & Hilda

[from left margin:] pull round. John dear the book will
always be one of my treasures
for your sake & the Twins.
I love you for giving it me more
even than before.

Your ever affectionate

K. L.