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Nelsons Publishers Cent London
(Code A.B.C. Fifth Edition)

THOMAS NELSON
AND SONS
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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