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of Mrs Buchan and yourself
as one of the real blessings
of 1924, which I must confess
was in every way the best
of years for me. I do regret
though having been absent
when you returned to Ottawa
and not having had one
hour that you, Lord Byng
and I might have shared
together. Your little visit
with His Excellency and the
one with me, has given
us both just the vital
spark needed to destroy
the formalities of a very real

friendship, and to transmute
official interchanges into
the most delightful of
shared confidences. I grow
fonder of Lord Byng every
day and our relationship
could not be more delight-
ful than it is.

I hope you feel about
the Empire as I do - that
all is going well. It does
seem to me that the Dawes
report has made a difference,
and that Baldwin's coming
back has been all for the
good in bringing about a
more settled state of mind
and feeling.