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Parkstone, Dorset

Sept[embe]^r 11th 1893

My dear Thomas

I am greatly grieved to hear such a bad account of poor Fanny. I think you must be mistaken as to the lungs being diseased, because neither of the doctors said a word about it, & they would surely have known, nor do I think the lungs are likely to be attacked so quickly. Have you anyone to be with her? Mrs Damer Cape says she sh[oul]^d have some nourishment every ten minutes all day [2] please telegraph to me at once & I will come up. If a telegram reaches me before 1pm I can be with you about 5.

I send by parcel post a bottle of choice old port a friend has given me. Let Fanny have 3 glasses of it a day.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Give Fanny my love.