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Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs Moore I am sorry to have delayed answering your letter when you were in a hurry for a reply but I didn't get it until Monday because I was away for the week-end and I thought it was worth while waiting until this evening because I had Miss Hoatson coming to dinner with me and I knew she could give me a true account of how Daddy died. It seems that she was taking a letter from his dictation at the time and that he suddenly said 'I feel giddy'. She went to him and tried to support...

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"Dear Mrs. Moore I have no direct knowledge of Rolfe's introduction to us but you will find that one of the letters Symons sends you was written to the secretary of the Fabian Society and contains praise of my Father's work. I have always assumed that Daddy was either the secretary at that time or that the letter was handed on to him by the secretary and that his acquaintance with Rolfe sprang from this..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore It is sickening but I am afraid that we shan't be able to meet next week. I have the first three evenings already filled and I go away for Easter on Thursday. Unless I manage to get a lunch time free, [which?] is most unlikely, I shall have to postpone the pleasure of seeing you till you are next in London. You did not tell me in your other letter whether you have got Miss Hoatson's consent to mentioning the subject of my birth..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore I am so glad to be at last able to thank you for the very nice Christmas card you sent me. I had lost your address and so have been unable to do so before. I have thought over this matter of my birth and I see no good reason why you shouldn't mention it if you do so as discreetly as you say you will..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore Let me first apologise for answering your letter so tradily. In truth I only got it today because, in my casual way, I sent my address to my woman only a day or so ago. As I remember it Mother used to tell the "Same qui jile" story like this..."

Scope and Contents "Dear Mrs Moore Thank you very much indeed for the Technique of the Love Affair. I feel that the help I have been able to give you has in no way earned such a valuable present. I shall study it very carefully and hope that my next affair will go the more smoothly in consequence. Stephen has told me that he is sure any woman who followed its advice would become irresitible and I hope that even if, as I am a man, it may not do as much for me it will at any rate arm me against the tricks of...

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"Dear Mrs Moore I am sorry I had to refuse Wednesday but I have an egagement I can't well cut..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore I should be very glad to give you any help I can in your work. If you care to come along to 21 Lisle Street tomorrow..."

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"Dear Mrs Moore, Thank you for your two cards. I am very sorry to hear of your indisposition and hope that you are making good progress and will make a quick recovery. I cannot return the proof yet, as I have not been able to see my sisters..."

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"Thanks for the registered packet safely received..."