Rounton Grange Nov 22 Dearest Mother. Thank you for the delightful little book and for the far too delightful inscription you put into it. I opened it after breakfast at the vocabulary essay and read that again with the utmost delight. A charming paper! so amusing - and so just! I shall read the others tonight.
I'm sorry Charles isn't well - I fear he is not being much of a comfort to you!

I don't mind whose sitting room the babes have - as long as it isn't mine, bless them!

I rather think Morrison has gone back to China but I've written to him.

You will have a great many answers to ball invitations - I think I'll look through your letters and abstract the obvious answers. The rest will you keep for me and send me?

It's a disgusting windy day and I'm going over to Brotton. Your affectionate daughter Gertrude

Please thank Father for his letter and enclosure. I'll tell em [sic] about the consuls.