Highclere

Brentford

Tuesday

My dearest Georgie

I daresay you are thinking that somebody is late with a letter from home (of course I have been waiting to see which way the cat jumped) Well Pa said to me this morn who is going to write to Georgie today to tell her that it will be impossible for me to come over tomorrow, he says there are too many frothing and prying about now, that he don’t like to be away so long since its been a Limited comi its not like the old days. Pa says he will love to some when he has a free holiday and can make a whole day of it (a market one) He will thoroughly enjoy it, so I suggest one day out of his three weeks, it will be a jolly little outing for 1,2 or 3 of us.

The Dear G, Pa wrote the enclosed addresses this morning he thinks it will be a better plan to write to him and explain matters to him for Pa says you might go any amount amount of times and not see him; and of course time & the other matters stand in the way as you are so far away – so Pa says if you like he will draft out a letter for you if you fancy you cant manage it yourself, let Pa know soon then he says he will write to you.

I say the idea of that girl turning out a thief “did you get the pram back” – oh what a pity you cant get somebody good. I keep worrying & wondering how you are getting on, how I do wish that I could have dear Artie here with us during your driving times bless him I know I could manage him, he, would soon love us and be alright. I  have made a few enquiries about a girl but you see dear Georgie it’s so far from their homes they appear afraid to come. I wish I could find a help for you for it breaks my heart to think of you in any trials I do wish and pray that I might make them lighter for you. I would come in a minutes myself to help to make things & life more easy for you if circumstances admitted “you know that old girl”. If you could only get a nice good servant and a little trap it would not seem to bad – you could drive about yourself, come & meet us, don’t you think dear old Georgie it would be a good plan to enquire of the shops about for a girl. They are most likely to know about their character than anyone else “their honesty I mean” I always got my charwoman from shops. With fondest love to you and Artie from all / in awful haste – Old Mater