1 Thank you, my darling, for your sweet gift which came today. One of
2your little dresses I will put out in the basket to be the first the
3little one puts on. They are so lovely. I am not so fit as I have
4hoped to be the last months, but I suppose the terrible heat accounts
5for it.
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7 My nurse is coming to see me tomorrow. She seems to me a sweet, strong,
8 sensible person; quite unlike most hospital nurses in her gentle
9sweet manner. The doctor says there is no need for me to think the
10little one will come before the 28th April: & it may be a week or ten
11days after that date.
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13 Cron goes down on Wednesday. Do try & get him to stay a day after the
14congress is over & go up Table Mountain it will do him such good & I
15want you to see more of him. He seems to fear the baby may be born
16while he is away, but there is not the slightest need to fear that.
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18 I got a letter from Maud White today. She is taking her terrible fate
19in a very noble & strong spirit. My great fear was lest she should
20fail under the burden, in-stead of rising up to bear it as she is
21doing. I do hope Ella Shippard is not going to make a mistake in her
22marriage: I always feel so anxious when women especially those with
23very sensitive natures marry. I believe my husband is the only man in
24the world I could have been quite happy with.
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26 Do you know why Sir Henry Loch has resigned? Your answer will be
27strictly private I won't even tell Cron if you care to answer, & know.
28^the reason.^
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30 I shall be glad when the little one comes, & then I can settle to hard
31work. Now I can't do much, in fact nothing but trot about my housework.
32 I never seem to have the strength to work at my books.
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34 Good bye, dear.
35 Olive
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37 Feb 23 / 95
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39 I shall take your wire as coming for tomorrow.
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