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yourselves & that Ted would like to stay another week. Hope you & Belle are having a good rest & feeling better for your holiday. The weather has been better than we expected, at this time of year. The old gardener was there to-day & cut back a lot of the trees near our house. Much improved. The garden looked very nice. I'm not sending my present but the usual £ 1.0.0 will be waiting for you. Hope you wont get Drunk on the strength of it. Much love & kisses to Teddy Bear. Much love to Belle & hope she is enjoying her little rest. Much love & the best of wishes for you birthday & years to come. From, Your loving sister, Edith. In haste
[Transcriber's note: Sydney Jackson Chapman mentioned as beloved of Edith Thistlethwaite in letter dated 16 July 1916. He was a captain in the 26th Battalion and was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry under heavy shell fire. He returned to Australia 18 July 1919]
[Transcribed by Colin Smith for the State Library of New South Wales]