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sent 5 letters or p/c to Dad, 6 to you, 6 to Mum, 4 to Tien, 4 to Clarrie, 2 to Jim, 3 to Jack, 2 to Sid, 2 to Ivor, 3 to Olfer, 2 to Did, 2 to Betty Jean, 2 to Liz, & 4 to Lodiga so that is 51 for the family & I've not too much time for scribbling now. By the bye, I have rushed through a couple more Bluegum sketches. Have they appeared? Please send them along if so.
[Hogue wrote under the nom-de-plume of Trooper Bluegum]
Re the Book. I have left all Editing to [W.] Farmer Whyte. Remember me very kindly to him and Percy. Tell them I saw Charlie Bean in Cairo yesterday and he is looking fit. Any suggestions for the book you might pass on to F. Whyte.
Reverting to the letters - Having been unable to write to all the folk I would like, I have taken the liberty of writing general descriptive letters to the glacie bunch and addressing them to home . You might pass them round.
Have not much time to tell you all about Egypt. We are having