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Spean Bridge Thursday. Dearest Mother. I had not time to write to you this afternoon as I was in Fort William with Papa till nearly post time. Everything seems to be settling down - we have found fournisseurs in Fort W. and there appear to be no difficulties to deal with. We have also found a room for Lisa at the signal man's, after hunting all the village over in rain! 5/ a week - I don't think that includes breakfast and I'll hire a bath for her at Fort W.
It must be terribly sad at Sloane St. I do hope it won't last very long. We shall be awfully glad when you rejoin your family.
If only we have nicer weather for your arrival! It is cold and rains a great deal. Still one doesn't seem to mind much. The house is very comfy.
Love to Aunt Bessie and Sophie. Ever your very affectionate daughter Gertrude
I hope you won't knock yourself up. It must be tiring for you though you say it isn't.
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Evolving Hands is a collaborative digital scholarship project between Newcastle University and Bucknell University which explores the use of Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and Text Encoded Initiative (TEI XML) to enhance cultural heritage material. In this project, we have applied these methods to a selection of letters from the Gertrude Bell Archive.