MS Mrs Clare Roels/112
My dear C C
We cannot find your porcupine, I think he must be shut up in a MS. Susan, the cook informed me yesterday that she is going to marry in July, rather frantic for she can only get through easy work here with Bessie’s help however I am glad to be spared the break down that there will be- and Bessie has a sister who will probably come so all will most likely do well, those Collins grandchildren being all of the ‘old retainer’ kind.1
I found the Higher Religious Education wanting to know about giving lectures to the Reading Unions, which they were asked to do- so I wrote to Mrs Chester. I was attacked at once for not coming to luncheon! The young ladies were away so they forgot to ask me. I settled the M in C business with Mrs Sumner You must be glad to leave the real summer heat in London
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C M Yonge
I wish I could find the Porcupine. How remarkably your correspondent spells.