we have both had attacks of slavesickness whilst we have been in Kashmir. Yes Mother your last week's letter did give me a bad shock. One hardly feels like writing much about it. I am not surprised /to hear/??? that ??? thinks of having ???. There seems to be a feeling of a blank which is unfilled. (I know that that is what I feel about /Nichting/???) And everything at Greenbell must continually remind Uncle of that blank making it so much worse for him. I expect he will want to keep me with the work at the office to take him out of himself. So Mr Robson has been up again. He certainly gets about very well for his age. I /wish/??? of Grandpa will still be with you when you get this. Please give my best love to him if he is. I was very amused with the cutting about 'Ariel' the mule. One of my mules keeps his ears flapping when he walks rather in the same sort of way probably as ??? that ??? the article. They are intelligent beasts are mules. So you have been summoned for "lights"! I have been expecting it! was it the officious R.C. /Haggins/??? (a Nuggett is it?) I must say ??? it a bad 20 shillingsworth shangles??? You probably remember my mentioning a windfall at Cox's in my last letter. I am still in the dark about it, though I have had a