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London. Nov. 23, \84

My dearest little Emmie

I received yours of the 10th a day or two ago and of course was delighted there at. You must have been enjoying yourself immensely, what with Germans at the Goods, and torchlight processions with the Southern & Co. 

Speaking about letting Maud write me a letter I don't think I could stand the pressure; it would be too much for my delicate constitution. You know I told you that if you did'nt care to write I did'nt want you to. I have not changed my mind. So I was writing a letter to Harry yesterday morn. The slavey came in and said there were two gentlemen to see me. Well as I did'nt know a soul in L. who could call at that time I was surprised to say the least. Well who should march in but two of the boys Smith and Benson. It seems that they had telegrams from home, telling 

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them to escape which they did'nt mind, then they received another and had to go. Well I was glad to see them as misery loves company, so we talked a while and then went out for a walk, it was a lovely day, that is for London the sun was out and as Benson says you dont mind not being able to see the buildings on the opposite side of the street after you get used to it.

The boys say that Paris is entirely deserted and that you see no people in the shops or on the boulevards. 

Smith also comforted us by telling us that you could not get a state room on a Cunard steamer for 2 months, everything being taken. In the mean time we manage to enjoy ourselves as much as a fellow can when he goes to a place to work hard and finds that circumstances, over which he has no controll, prevent him. We take in cheap concert halls and picture gallery's by way of amusement. Last night being