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each week end (when the rates are fairly cheap) – the above message only costs 3/9.I would be pleased if you would send me one each week end; I think the following address would suffice "Major Read Mena House Cairo" It would be nice to get recent news of you each week.I am feeling tip top but have been suffering a bit from ennui – we have no patients down here now & there is but little to be done. I am applying to be relieved of the job of O I/c. Camp in order to take on some of the patients at Mena House. Seeing that we will probably be staying on here I think I will get you to try & procure & send on to me a tobacco cutter – you should get a good one for 5 or 6 shillings.Your letter from Gt. Australian Bight was rather ancient history – I was sorry to hear about Effie Stillwell's illness – you seem to be fated with the thermos flasks do you remember the one we had when touring in England –I can easily picture you on the ship manipulating Peter's bottles & squaring stewards & stewardesses. I'll never forget our troubles in this direction on the "Orontes". It was good to hear that Peter was such a beautiful child & so good it is a great blow to me that I am missing
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