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Letter from M.A. Inge to her grandson Ralph [W.R. Inge], written on black edged writing paper.
It was very kind of him to give her his first pen and ink letter. It was much more difficult to write with a pen than with a pencil.
What a number of nice books he had for Sunday treats.
First, Miss Pratts flowers and now the painted birds. They had some curious birds for dinner last week that she had never heard of before - 'Prairie birds' from America. The plumage was like the Hen pheasant with tufts of long feathers on the head [small ink drawing of the head with long feathers].
Did he help with the church decorations? Willie and Charlie were too busy climbing the large laurel trees and getting baskets full of leaves and they were very useful little messengers. Mary and Walter held the camellias and leaves ready or Aunt Lacey and Miss Burton who made pretty wreaths for the font.
Had he read 'The Brownies'? She was reading to to Mary and she likes it very much and she says she will be a Brownie and not a Boggart.
Sens her love and a kiss to little Sophy and tell her not to forget Grandmama. She wishes he could see their baby. It was such a fat little things and crows and smiles and talks when it is awake.