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Bonmahon,
August 27
Dear Miss Collier
I received your most welcome letter some time ago & was pleased to hear you were well I am sure you must be tired wating [sic] to get a chance to get home but it will be so nice for you to have your brother going back with with [sic] you I think its very kind of you to take that boy with you it would be a good chance for him to have a good home well [illeg.] did not come to Bonmahon she wrote to Mrs Maloney saying she would like to come but Mrs Maloney’s house was engaged at the time so she heard nothing from her since dear [illeg.] Collier if you wish to come at any time you will be quite welcome we had quite a good many strangers here this summer we have had lovely weather up to this most of the summer borders have gone away Mrs M have gone away Mrs M have 4 young ladies staying with her at present but Watts is engaged to be married to her first cousin he is a dentist he lives in [illeg.] Mrs Watts have her brother & his wife & child living with her now they seam to have a good time he brought his motor care [sic] with him from London I see you have not forgotten my [illeg.] man he has been around & quite a good boy & quite temperate now dont [sic] you think that is quite [illeg.] for me Bridie Beady is still working it seems to take a long time to
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have [illeg.] young man to come around I know you must have quite a lot of luggage [illeg.] is just the same as when you were here as ever your old [illeg.]
M Coulane