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tests. I only hope he'll arrive at why Reggie is
as unmuscular as a baby & as stoopy as Bob Cecil
& as greeny grey in colour as a bit of turtle floating in
the soup. He was properly shocked at Reggie's
appearance & said that whereas his heart, lungs &
various organs seemed quite sound his whole
muscular system was very ill indeed of something
& he feels sure of finding out what it was through
these blood tests. So while we wait for his verdict,
we came up here to be with Dorothy. Poor little
dear she is starting on the 3rd year on her back &
as yet not one of her X ray photographs has
shewn any improvement (It is a tubercular hip). But she has only been
here 3 months & the last one, taken this week, shews
"No change" which to her is a relief but a bitter
blow to Luly. She is an angel of courage & cheerfulness
& interest in life & full of hope for the future in spite
of all defeats in the past. It is a wonderful place,
the Dent du Midi shewing in its full height with a
valley with the Rhone flowing through it at its base, making the chief view
& none of the other peaks are too near or oppressive. It is marvellous[ly]