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Monday (Nov. 28.81)

My dear George

You will have found my letter ─ It wd be such a pity your having all that travelling twice over that if William cannot stay over Monday (wh. I have asked him to write word to you) I wd get Leo to give you his bed on Sunday night & he go into the little

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maid's room ─ I wd put you there; but it is so uncomf for you not to have a fire of you own to sit by ─ & he wd not mind it for one night ─ I think you mt get up to Dr Clark early on Monday mg ─ I am truly sorry for your long day at Mr Woodhouse ─ I wonder whether we shall all be having this delicious

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electric light. if it depends on running water we shall find it difficult. It is very nice hearing Dubba's nice little voice about the house again & he is not the least spoilt with all this admiration. Conny Lubbock has just come in to tell us of her engagement to Mr Sydney Buxton ─ w. took place on Saturday. It was very friendly of her ─

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I told her it wd make her a sort of relation of ours & then told her of dozens more of her future relations of whom she had not heard ─ She was very open & merry & overflowing with happiness. It is thro' Hollands & Caldwells our old friends.

yours my dear G.

E. D

Sunday trains from Ch. X 9.32 2.30 6.20