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said she thought you seemed to
have grown a lot older when
she met you this time – I
said no wonder you were
having pretty hard experiences
& such hard work that all you
wanted was to sleep when you
got off duty. She said it was the
same with Captain Fairwell.

I suppose [underlined] he is away most of
the time & too tired when home
to enjoy life & so things may
be a little dull for Margaret.
It will do her good to come up

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here to her Mother for awhile –
Mrs Rolph thought or spoke very
highly of you and said "Edward
suited me [double underlined]" all right or words to
that effect.

Well dearest I must say goodby.
Aunt E has phoned & so Jocelyn
John & I are going down there
to go over the house they have
taken –

Fondest love from us all
Your loving Mother

R. Helen Bates