MS Mrs Katherine Wykes-Sneyd
My dear Irene
Many thanks for your sister’s pretty little poem. I daresay it took great effect at your tea drinking. How much more beautiful Aytoun’s is than Tennyson’s and what a glorious day that was!1 I could see the bridal train rush by on the LSW, and hear the guns fired at Southampton. Our squire gave beef and beer to each family at home, and there was a grand bonfire on the hill
Thank you so much about the answers to the Sunday questions
your affectionate
Mother Goose