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15 changes he is bound to be a failure
in life, he expects too much & does
too little. People outside of his own
family will not put up with it.
We met Commander Kingsmill
of Walkerton, & Mrs St John the
cousin of the Hutchinsons who was
Alice Williamson, ? [Cork?] sister
of George Williamson of Toronto,
We liked Mrs Percy St John so much
+ she was very just in what she
said about the Hutchinsons one & all.
Tomorrow we part - we for Singapore
Ronald for Shanghai on his way to Japan,
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Oh if it were not for the partings we
could be spared so much pain
A wet cold wind + a dark sky,
is our last day with much rain
in showers