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The Citadel
Quebec

the performers obvious pleasure, and us too.

No Governor-General had ever done this before, and it seemed
to give pleasure. They all say here what hard lives the habitants
have. The ground is so stony and difficult to cultivate, and what the
winters must be in those little hill farms one can't imagine. They
must be not far off starvation sometimes. The depression in America
hit Murray Bay very hard, as the hotel and the golf course exist on
the payments of rich people from the states. The French Canadians are
trained by the priests to have beautiful manners. There is nothing
off-hand about them. They bow and smile nicely whenever they meet
anyone in the streets.

Yours lovingly,
Susie.