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decency to let him know. I feared she had
not from the way the whole thing was conducted
but dear old fellow my heart aches for him
I know he feels it keenly – However they
were not engaged & she had a perfect right to
do as she saw fit in the matter. Of course
if she had a lot on the string just waiting to
pick the most desirable that was not
so nice – I am very glad you &
Lesley Bates can see each other & go around
together it is some [underlined] consolation – Les wrote
a very [underlined] interesting but hair raising