***Apologies that I've been quiet for so long, with a little bit of 'gentle' prompting from the lovely Beth, I though it best to find some time! Here's the first part of another long letter***

***Seems weird in the first part of this letter that Woodford is referred to as a Village***

Brentford

July 25^th 1898

My dear husband,

I should no doubt have written to you before this, but until about three weeks ago, I was far too poorly to do so. A fortnight ago last Friday I came to Woodford, but did not feel strong enough to stay – I found that measles was much about the village, indeed they were closing the schools that very day on account of it - & a few days after Artie was sickened for it & got through it very nicely, with up to the present, no complication at all. Of course, now, there is no infection, else I should not have written, & I am being careful to keep him out of draughts etc, so I do not apprehend any further trouble,

I hope you found the little note I left for you on 31^st May, it was in the back bedroom.

I am sure that my coming away for a bit was the very wisest thing to do under the circumstances – at any rate it put a stop to that dreadful ‘reign of terror’ which was endured in our house for so long, & which had wrought much havoc upon the nervous system of both yourself & myself…………………