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of the best Cunarder's and if
that fails try the City of New York
or City of Paris Inman Line.
You know what we need one for
ourselves one for Henry and Mr Nash
also berth for Caroline and for Edward
ours in center of ship and on upper
deck if possible. Mr Stanford
is fixed on returning in October
if it is the last of the month it
might do if the first cannot be
obtained--It ocurred [sic] to me
to day we must be active to get
rooms secured. The main office
being in London and such a
responsible applying for us as your-
self might be more sucessful [sic]
than having a letter reach the
clerks - if you can get rooms and
will send us a chart marked we
would feel much obliged.

We start for Switzerland next
Wednesday morning have been
here these four weeks, we go for the
bracing mountain air. Mr Stanford
has had the cure by that time
but Dr Blane would like Mr
Stanford to build up now
and realize what the cure has
done for him, and visit Geneva,
Bern Lucerne--and Battenberg on
Lake Thun, pass the time
quietly resting breathing in the
mountain air - and about the
20th of Aug return here for four
weeks, taking the second cure
may do this with great benefit -
this is our program now. I think
Mr Stanford is better and he
has been wonderfully happy
and contented, and is pleased
with the place our quarters the
Dr and the beautiful drives
they are without end so varied
and and so many.

I am glad that Mr Nash is
improving my heart goes out
to him I feel so sorry all his
expectations were blasted, but
he still can have his month