oh dear Mary / Yes I will go with you on Wednesday / - tomorrow week - & shall love it - / and always I shall be your / champion - with ears on the alert / for the least cause of offence, / and fingers on my sword - this / isn't a joke at all, its / very serious - / I was downright happy on Sunday / evening, & thought this a / bonny world - a whole / room full of beloved / friends - and on Wednesday / the 11th I will be with you / - at what hour though - for / these desperate plays begin early - and one of so subtle / & intricate a ? that to miss the opening is to run / the risk of misunderstanding - / always your / aff EB-J K.M