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and we'd have to lay him down. I started this letter three days ago & in the meantime I've lost my fountain pen and I dont like this thing. I may take to a pencil. I hav'nt said anything about our health to you for a long time because I guessed you were tired of hearing about it. Egbert looks 100% better than he did a year ago and is much better but he still needs watching & dinging at to keep him in the straight & narrow path. I only wish I knew what I know now & had been firmer with him years ago & he would'nt have gone down to where he did. You did'nt seem to get mad with me Doris for giving you

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its only a few hours before they died and it seems to be getting just about as bad as 1918. They are keeping very quiet about it here because the tourist season is beginning & nothing must leak out that will hurt sacred businesses. Why did'nt you tell me the details of your operation Sidney, however gory. I'm as much interested in them as you are in your composites I don't enjoy seeing the operations though. I stayed with Egbert while he had his out. He had a local anesthetic only & it took about three hours for he'd turn grey every once in awhile