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you might then easily fall into companionships
that it would be best to keep away from
and remember about Speech being "Silver"
but "Silence Golden." [double underlined]

The house is dreadfully lonely since you left
Tues. (yesterday at noon). Jocelyn came home
at night _ We had tea at Nics – Lewis recognized
it – Fondest love from each of us
and all — Your loving mother

Rebecca Helen Bates