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Patricia Power to Her Sister Clemency

Dearest Clem, — ^We have had a visit from
your young friend, who is a great lark. He is
coming again. Indeed I believe that if Herself
had asked him to stay he would be here for ever.
He thinks there is no coimtry like Ireland and no
part of it like Kerry; which is true enou^. We
are very much obliged to you, I'm sure, for send-
ing a male thing to this nunnery.
Herself wants to know if readers to invalid
ladies never get a week's holiday. She pretends
to want to see you. Mr. Barrance says that he
doubts if you can get away before her regular
doctor returns. Don't forget us. — ^Your devoted

Pat

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Richard Havek to Verena Raby

Dear Vereka, one final word about your
money. I have, I think, a really good suggesti(xi
at last; at any rate it is one which I myself, in

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your position, should follow. Not only as a valu-
able gift, but as a well merited stroke of criddsoi,
it would be a fine thing if you were to leave the
money to the Prime Minister of the day, not for
his own use but to increase the paltry £1200
which is all the money for new Civil List pen-
sions that this great nation can find every jrear.
