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It is best not to reopen
the wound which is
in your heart but I
trust the strong progress
that Mr Stanford we
hop will make in
this his second course
at Aix les Bains will
do much to help
you bear your other
sorrow. Our trip through
England this summer as
regards comfort has been
somewhat of a failure
as this hotel & the one
in London are the

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only ones we have
found to be good.
Lydia has enjoyed
Bournemouth very
much she has found
some nice little play
mates & the bracing
sea air has given
her a boundless appe-
tite which Miss Hira-
chy has found diffi-
culty to appease.
On the 5th we ex-
pect to go up to
London to see
Mrs Moses Hopkins who