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11. shoulder - he looks such a serious little man. Has his hair begun to grow yet? He certainly seems to resemble me in the thick forehead he has - & what a big head altogether - the little devil & you poor darling. And they are quite good of you too, & I love to have the. They will go in my album tomorrow. I am looking at them now - you both look sweet & how I love my loved ones & want to come home to them.

What filthy & shabby treatment from P.Rs to your Ma. It is really hellish how rotten & mean & dirty most people are. Granny's treatment was much the same though she was by no means left broke. The Assn. gave her a pension of £500 p.a. & then stopped it dead after two years And without Grandad there would have been no Assn. And he put F.J. Smith in the chair - Peter next to him. I hope that shifty Massey, Brinmanoubie (& his silly wife) & Farmer, all come to a sticky end. I should imagine that Massey, blast him for having our name, is at the bottom of it all, after the various home truths which your pa told him from time to time. But Clarkson must be a weak kneed old fool to allow them to do this. God, how dirty people are - & what short & convenient memories they have. I think you did perfectly right to close our a/c & write them a stinker. The pity is that it does so little good beyond letting off your steam. Such people have very thick skins - & if they have any conscience at all, they only feel a little relieved when the nasty dirty act is done. Good God - what difference is £50 going to make to them. I imagine Frank will be pretty disgusted, though he will not dare to say so on account of his