1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
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7Dear Betty
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9We had the Zeppelins here the night before last, but they didn’t do
10much harm. It’s ridiculous how frightened people are of them. Give
11my love to my darling Alice. I hope she is now quite well. Her sweet
12sister-in-law Eva Greene is coming to see me tomorrow. I had lunch at
13your brother Percies yesterday His wife has for me just the same
14attraction she has always had – only much more. There is such a
15wonderful light in her eyes when she smiles. Under that eternally hard
16exterior, there’s an intensity of passionate feeling few people have.
17 If she loved a thing she would love it so absolutely. Dear Mrs Murray
18will go by the boat which takes this. I think she’s looking so well.
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20Cron says its too awful at De Aar there are thousands of horses &
21mules there for the military. The veld is one huge stable, & the smell
22is so terrible at night you have to keep every door & window shut. He
23says he's so thankful I’m not there as it would kill me at once.
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25Good bye dear. In our little way the small band of us in Europe who
26desire peace & fellowship among the nations are standing out in all
27nations. Liebknecht in Germany, many who have been sent to Siberia by
28the Russian Government for refusing to fight &c. We have a very small
29place in the world today, but the far future after thousands of years
30is ours. Good bye dear one. Things are so heart breaking here I can
31hardly desire you were here
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33Olive
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35Give my love to dear Ruth Alexander if you see her. I long to see her.
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