July 1890 / Dear Mary / I am looking forward to / Monday with eagerness - & will / be ready for you whenever / you come - would three / be too early, or would it be / too late - you fix the / hour and I will be / ready - only I must / be back by 7 1/2 - because / Georgie has chosen Monday / for her birthday. and Margaret / will come & dine here. / Georgie will be / thirty-three - of course the / wear and tear of life, especially / of giddy London seasons has / slightly told upon her so / that at times she looks / 34. but her real age is 33 / Oh but I wish with / all my heart you were / strong - are you ? it / is as tiring for you to come / out here & fetch me - / Youraffc EB.J.