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Santa Monica

My Dear Beeca

Katharine and I
had a delightful surprise
Saturday evening, when Edward
and Alice walked in.

What a splendid boy he is.
So handsome and soldierly
and so altogether charming.

We were so sorry that
Mrs. Vredenburgh and Eleanor
were not here to meet him. Kate
would have been so proud to
introduce him. We were