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to buy John Senior a prayer book. But they only had
R.C. ones - & the Bibles, all inlaid with mother of pearl,
were not at the cheapest - so I will just write him
an AG instead. But I could not resist buying you
a present, darling - this time more "joolry". It is
a set! - ring, bracelet, necklace, brooch, & earrings -
all [ ?] silver wire work, & the stones are Jordan
stones which are flat & rather like marble. It was not
at all expensive, & I think they are really very pretty,
& I do hope that you like them. The worst thing
about them is that the fastenings & clasps are so
cheap & insecure looking, & I can imagine them
coming undone rather easily. I know you never
wear earrings - but I am sure you would look very
pretty in these. I shall long to hear whether you
like them or not.
We then went to the Jewish Agency - which has a
large & imposing & rather good looking building.
I first of all called on a man called [Berlin ?], who
seems to be a sort of adjutant to [ ?], in so far
as his dealings with the Army are concerned. He is a
very pleasant young man, & comes from Liverpool, &
has a rather false & snooty wife, who comes from
[ ? dock] Park, where Patty & Joe go [racing ?] a great
deal. We were shown round the building - which
mainly consisted of being shown Herzl's room. Have
you heard of him? He was the founder of Zionism,
& began his work after the [ ? ?] in Paris,
when as a journalist, he was so impressed with
the anti Jewish demonstrations, he made up his
mind to find a solution for the Jewish people.
He began from nothing at all, & founded a

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