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  My dearest Friend,

I write this in Dr's office—(3. 10 pm) Dr. busy—asks me to give you his love. Day gloriously fine—warm as one of our hottest Midsummer days.—We are going to drive soon to the cricket ground here (in front of Refractory Wards) to watch a cricket match for a short time. Much cooler to watch it than to take part in it!

I was very proud & happy this morning to receive your letter of the 13th, & the batch of papers you sent me. Thank you from my heart. It stirs me very deeply that you should trouble to write in your present circumstances, & nothing that you have ever done seems more characteristic of the love which your whole life exemplifies. Love to you in return—deep & tender & lifelong.

And thank you for your advice (to "tie up" &c) so full of tender sympathy & kindness.—

I am glad that you "continue same as before" which means really—as you say—"thankful it's no worse"   I understand well that at best it is "bad enough." I could wish it were otherwise if I were not convinced that a divine purpose underlies it all. It seems to be your lot—as Symonds says—to teach us not only to live, but how to suffer & to die. That there "is all fullness to reward you," I do not doubt,—to reward you, personally—As for us, well, our loving sympathy only goes out to you all the more deeply & tenderly.—And all future generations of your lovers will think of you with "more tender love.—

I thank you for Ernest Rhys's letter, & will write to him on my return.

Since I began this Dr. & I have had a drive together to the Cricket Ground—staying there about 10 minutes—match between "Doctors V Lawyers"—Drs just out for about 147 runs—Dr. Beemer scoring over 60.

Mail just come in with 3 English letters for me—Father, Dr J, & RK Greenhalgh. Letters never tasted so good to me as they do now!

Am impatient to read them, & will close. Please give my love to Mrs Davis & to Warry—& to Traubel & his wife. With supreme love to you & constant thoughts & good wishes

Yours affectionately J.W. Wallace

PS/ Letter from father tells me of two magazines received from you—Thanks! Letter from RKG on Sep 9—supposes that I saw you that day—& says. "I feel the hour sacred & sweet, for I am sure today has seen the communion of two souls, both dear as life to me &c." Sends love to you.

  see notes Oct 2 1891