260 West Green Road

1.4.95

 My dearest Mother, 

You will think I am very late in answering your letter of March 20, but as you can understand I can always find plenty to do. 

Both my husband & myself can quite see by your letter that you are not at all desirous of bringing any strife between man & wife & that you are ready to do all in your power to conform to our wishes in the matter regarding the boy & not visiting the house, & we do not in any way hould you responsible for what has seemed but as it frequently happens, my dear mother, the innocent suffers for the guilty. 

The request made to my father was such a simple, & I think, reasonable one, that his refusal to (*)accete to it. Is without excuse & came as a surprise & a blow to myself.

You write in your letter “how should I feel were my child to forsake” ---- I do not forsake you nor give you up, to do so, is not, nor even has it been, either my husbands or my wish! But we cannot see that it is possible to write to you 7 see you without also being in a sort of communication with my father, I do not know whether you saw the contents of his letter to me & realise that such scurrilous changes mean when written against a man. You write to me as a mother, but I answer you as a wife. How would you feel if such things were written against your husband. I am sure you would certainly do no less than I am doing, indeed I question whether you would not go further. We are anxious to avoid giving for any unnecessary pain or wrong, but I am also anxious to spare my husband & that is the reason why my fathers letters will be returned unopened. It will still be open to him however if he can for your sake to enclose one in yours conforming to my wishes but of course the letter must be in perfect conformity with what is required otherwise it will be utterly useless. 

If my father to gratify his pride, is willing so easily to give up me & wound you then I am sorry I cannot find it in my heart to value such love – love that holds so lightly two who ought to be near & dear to him.

I am more than grieved to cause any pain, but surely you can see what with me do not lie the blame.

I held but that which would restore matters to their old footing but my father would not have it.

Hoping you are enjoying good health & with much love

Believe me

Your affec daughter

Georgie

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It seems to me that this letter was written a little in a hurry, as some of the words were difficult to make out, and the writing wasn’t as neat as it usually is.

(*)accete. Looks like accete… but a little difficult to decipher.

 **Another new word!**

de·sir·ous/diˈzīrəs/

Adjective:	Having or characterized by desire: "peoples desirous of peace".
Synonyms:	wishful - eager - anxious - longing - covetous