Letter from Muriel Green to her husband, Sept. 10, 1916, page 5

• March 7, 2017 23:13:35 Cheryl Ellsworth

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  will find her children in the way especially

  during Sunday evenings. All the plums

  except three have been taken from the garden

  and Ridsdale saw a stool where Billy

  had got up. So Castles game is stopped

  altogether.

  
  

  George's brother has taken Norah,

  Leah, and a Doris Whitley a motor drive.

  Norah is very friendly indeed with Leah

  but your mother, beyond saying Good Afternoon

  etc never has anything to do with her.

  
  

  I received your Tuesday letter of the

  5th this morning. I expected it on

  Saturday. I am pleased to hear that

  it was a false rumor with regard to

  Ted Bawtrey. Yes mine I hope in some

  ways that the three swobs...(swabs) are negative

  but I'm content (most days) to think

  that you are safe. The remaining days

  I think I cannot exist another day

  without seeing you. But your photographs

  do cheer me up. Oh! Bless you. to

  think of you makes me set my teeth.

  Well Stanley, you shall smell the sea

  at Scarborough when you arrive in

  England. I am glad Lochie is still at

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