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31, Kensington Square, W.

My dear George

Thank you very much for your letter & all you say – Now our centre is gone we must write to each other – I, at any rate, kept the run of all your lives from mother. I am so glad the children

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are old enough to remember her — all but Billy — And he can be told what pleasure he gave her her last few months of life — Dear old George your constant faithfulness gave her such pleasure & she was always so glad that

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you loved Down in a way the others did not.

If it is possible I should like to pay my last visit to Down when you are there if I can. The dear chicks wd make it less sad & I should feel Maud's calm presence a help—

With much love to

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you all & each

your ever affect HEL

a good report of Lena. Mildred is at Llandudno

There is not much to say about R. There is really no change from day to day.

The bad symptoms are no more wh. means better – rather wearing pain at night – quite fairly comf days — appetite good & strength

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[From p. 1] maintained our Dr said today "what all admirable much you have got."

I do feel her guise a treasure with a rough manner & [illeg] accent—

I hope you will go & see Lady Derby in London sometimes — write a feeling letter!