Highfield, Chapel Allerton, Leeds. My dearest Mother. I think it would be rather a good plan if you were to scold me a little oftener; it does produce rather a good effect, at least I have felt very sad and penitent all this morning and that must be rather good. Please forgive me now, Mother mine, I do see the force of your arguments and will try not to forget them.
I am going to Rounton on Monday - did I tell you that before? - by that time I should have had quite enough of Leeds and of cold and rainy tennis parties. The mornings are nice, for I read uninteruptedly for nearly four hours; but oh! the afternoons! Their plan is to have people to play tennis in the afternoon and then to make them stay to dinner afterwards. I call that rather messy for of course they have not got any evening clothes. However they ought to mind it most for we are all dressed and they are not. Another disadvantage is that after 3 hours' tennis one has seen quite as much of one's neighbours as one wants to - at least I find I have. The chief merit of them, I am given to understand, is that they are great fun; one's standard varies so with one's surrounding's that I am beginning to think some of them are rather amusing - though they have none of them heard of Morris[?] so to speak! Ever your very affectionate daughter Gertrude.