Thursday / Wish I was at R.dean / to-day. but I was hungry / to get back to work, feeling / a little better. and so I ? / & I am sleeping at / lodgings in the neighbourhood / because - because Georgie / will have the house cleaned / & painted / and it is such a mistake / - so wrong it is ? to / want to clean ? / & I can find nothing - and / have to write on my knees / and paint on my head - / its happy the little / head pleases you and I am / so glad. / and when you come back / I will go & dine with you / joyfully - any time you / fix. / only I am afraid you will / forget. / don't quite understand / about the letter you say you / laughed at - know / nothing about it. of course / Your devoted B.J (This was a letter / supposed to be from my / boy at Rottingdean - he sent / one to Lady Raleigh - )