Feb : 8 : 1888 My darling, / Thankyou for your / loving letter, You will know / about as well as anyone what / a tremendous change Margar- / et's engagement means in / our life, and you also will / understand how much it means / when I say that Edward & / I are quite happy about it / so far as she is concerned - / our only touch of regret is / for our poor selves. She is / very happy, and it seems / already as if it had always / been so, I am glad / you have seen Mr Mac / kail and I like him; he is / the only man I have ever seen / that I would like Marga- / ret to marry, and I can be / only thankful that it is so. / Nothing has been said by / anyone yet about when it is / to be - we shut our eyes / yet. / You will forgive a mere line / to day, my dear, - will soon / write again - but I have had / so many notes to write that I / cannot send you the letter I / would like. There is a perfect / chorus of satisfaction from / the friends on both sides - & / that is pleasant - but the one / thing is that they have chosen each / other & are very happy. / Goodbye darling - I am dream- / ing and yet so wide awake. / Ever your very loving / Georgie