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or some equally nice bit. I don't suppose I
shall be able to let you know the date I am
coming home till just before I sail, as Lord
Milner intends to leave like a thief in the night.

John Edgar seems to like his work and Cape Town
enormously. I regret to say that he has joined
the Bond in spirit already. I intend to
deal very faithfully with him pretty soon.

I have had a hard week's work, for
I had 3 days on a Legal Commission, and
the rest of the time I have been busy
drafting franchise proposals, and preparing
a Federal Budget. But my life now is