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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 02/12/1914

    11 Holford Place

    Percy Circus

    London, England

    February 12, 1914

    My Dear Boy,

    …I am pleased you have got you some cloths as I think you needed them bad. I have far more than you have and don't require so many.… But I am afraid it won't do if you are going to curtail expences in eating (as you state) in order to get or pay for the new cloths you have got. I rather think that is false economy and certainly not agreable to me. I prefer you to cloths. I also prefer to see you well clothed rather than to see my bank account getting larger.

    I also don't like to see you indebted to anyone as I fancy you can hold your head higher if you are under no obligations to anyone. I prefer not to let Porter send you money if it can be avoided for fear he will think you are not self sustaining.…

    You say you are afraid we deny awerselves. Don't bother about us. We get everything we desire and are feeling fine and strictly contented and happy. But as soon as you are settled for next year we will consider the advisability of coming back to see and be with awer boy which at present is awer only lack to perfect happiness.

    Further we have thought of late that if you stay in Hopkins this next year you may stay for years and perhaps it might be better to get us a nice little subberban house instead of flat or rooms. But we don't think we will come back before May or June.…

    Your affectionate Father

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