WCP13

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Parkstone, Dorset.

June 15^th, 1891

My dear Will

When you describe any such "accidents" again please put it on a separate piece of paper as Ma was unable to read your letter in consequence of such horrors.

I enclose a Card in case you and any friends like to come on Thursday Evening to hear me preach on Land Nationalisation. Violet¹ & a lot of her friends will be there. [2] I have at last settled with Mr. Rigler & Mr. Ponbon & all is pretty straight. The garden is looking very nice with lots of flowers.

Mr. & Mrs. Cockerell^2,3 were here today. They are going to Jamaica in a few weeks. I gave him an a pocket Aneroid as a remembrance & for his held in correcting "Island Life." — Mrs. Allman died last Thursday & was [3] buried on Saturday. I went to the funeral. Our neighbours Col. Nichol, his wife, sister & little girls are very nice people — & the sister, Miss. Cooper, is a crack tennis player, & they have the court opposite them marked out & their straining poles down.

Being very busy I can write no more just now. I was at Meldola’s⁴ a fortnight ago at time of Exams. [4] I suppose you got the Conic Section book.

You affectionate Papa | Alfred R. Wallace — [signature]