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Monday April 6th
Dearest Edward
Your card is very welcome & we are all delighted that you arrived safely & are enjoying yourself.
I hope you will write often, and that you will be a very [underlined] quiet [underlined] thoughtful & gentlemanly boy. The house seems very quiet without you, there seems to
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be so few of us in the house.
Norman was at home for a few hours on Saturday & he was suffering from Hay fever but otherwise was well –
I was at the dentists this a.m. & feel tired in consequence.
Remember me kindly to Mrs. Siever & Austin, and try to be quiet in your voice and helpful & keep your elbows down [underlined] at the table. They are always up too high you know (inclined to be at least)
Jocelyn is quite lonely without you – Mrs. Waterman has asked him & me to spend some days at the Ranch again but I do not think we can just now. Be very careful not to get into deep water swimming. Remember the
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Monday April 6th
Dearest Edward
Your card is very welcome & we are all delighted that you arrived safely & are enjoying yourself. I hope you will write often, and that you will be a very quiet [underlined] thoughtful & gentlemanly boy. The house seems very quiet without you, there seems to
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be so few of us in the house.
Norman was at home for a few hours on Saturday he was suffering from Hay fever but otherwise was well –
I was at the dentists this a.m. & feel tired in consequence.
Remember me kindly to Mrs. Siever & Austin, and try to be quiet in your voice and helpful, & keep your elbows down [underlined] at the table. They are always up too high you know, (inclined to be at least)
Jocelyn is quite lonely without you – Mrs. Waterman has asked him & me to spend some days at the Ranch again but I do not think we can just now. Be very careful not to get into deep water swimming, & remember the
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such water is colder & not so good for you as the Salt – so don't stay in as long or go as often as you would here. The fish must be very interesting.
Be very careful of yourself dear and be a dear good quiet boy and dont forget your prayers at night especially.
We each send you a great deal of love. Father is very glad to hear you are having such a good time hopes you will continue to have it, and be as good as you can, & as polite as you can, & sends you his [underlined] love.
I have said all this from me [underlined] before so only add my love dearie –
Your loving mother,