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May 25. 81

DOWN,

BECKENHAM, KENT

RAILWAY STATION

ORPINGTON. S.E.R.

My dear George

Here is a letter of Sara's. Wm seems to make slow progress. I am trying to tempt him to the Lakes. How lovely Cambridge must be looking today ─ It is our first really warm day & we are bedding out; but it is as dry as ever. We are feeling our start very near; but with

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2 such couriers as Leo & Hen. I don't mean to trouble my head about any thing. Our Sunday guests were Caroline W. & Miss Tyler, a nice natural woman, with whom I had topics enough. F. has got his proof sheet now & will have everything off his mind before we start. Bernard fastened

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upon Leo ─ as if he were a sort of Dadda ─

He is just gone a ride on Daisy ─ & Pauline has to carry a whole regiment of paper soldiers loose in her hand, as it wd not be marching if she put them in an envelope or her pocket ─

I must write about wine & ever so many things.

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Frank's letters sound vigorous & spirited & I am very glad he is going to publish his mould experiments as well as the two other rival observers, who are so anxious to be first ─

I am very glad you have been so hard at work. Mrs Tennant struck me as agreeable & more handsome than her daughters; but a most thoro' woman of the world ─ yours my dear G.

E. D

 

[from p. 1] Our cocker the other day pousse'd me a bout by his work day appearance & I pursued him [illeg] behind a haystack & mi donnais une partie de mon esprit avec le plus grand effet.