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All Communications must be addressed to the Company Telegrams Nelsons Publishers Cent London (Code A.B.C. Fifth Edition)
THOMAS NELSON AND SONS Limited PUBLISHERS Incorporating T.C. & E.E. Jack Ltd
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25th July, 1928.
My darling Isabel
I was delighted to get your letter this morning and to hear of the success of Alastair. Give him my warmest congratulations Old Bill, too. I wish I had heard his speech.
I am so glad the Feilings are coming on Sunday. Give my love to Bibs Plymouth.
You might, in writing to Nan, say something about mother's foot. I am afraid it is pretty bad.
The weather here is grey, lowering and intensely hot - quite beastly.
Yesterday morning again we had no quorum, and my Dogs ' Bill was appropriately abandoned till the 12th August! which means its death this session. There will be the deuce to pay among the local authorities and the Churches, and I think we shall be compelled to bring it in again next session, when probably the Government will adopt it from the start.
I meant to speak in the unemployment debate yesterday, and arranged with the Speaker, for I wanted to expound my views on emigration, but when I got up Bertie Horne ^Sir Robert Horne, who had just strolled into the House, got up also, and being an ex-Minister, was called, so I went home to change and dined with Neville Chamberlain and one or
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two others, and had a most interesting talk. The debate was the worst I have ever heard in my life: a crescendo of badness - Ramsay was bad, the P.M. was worse, Horne was unspeakable, and Winston concluded in a perfect nadir of badness. This weather is not favourable to Parliamentary Government.
Aunt Katie is delighted with your and Alice's letters.
I am lunching today with Lady Goold-Adams , and Hilda and Arthur are coming to tea.
I do hope my poor old man is getting on well in his Trials in this weather.
Much love to you all, and Mr. P.
love, John
