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Miss M. North^1,2

Midland rail to Charfield.

MOUNT HOUSE,

ALDERLEY,

WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE,

30^th. Dec^r. 1889

Dear M^rs. Wallace³

Thank you as much for the plants. I have sent them down to be put in the rockers – but have no longer any confidence in what becomes of my poor plants – my man has got thoroughly idle & neither works himself nor directs the others – but goes about playing fine gentleman – I was told I ought to send him away at once – but asked my landlord to give him a good talking to – & another chance – [2] my life only hangs on from week to week – & it would be a great worry changing – now in the depth of winter is cruel to turn his wife & children out – but I fear many of my best plants will die & have died from want of care.

If he does go I must try to get a steady old [illeg.]hman to take his place – & Miss Owen says if I write to Mr. Lindsay at Edinboro’ she feels sure he will help me — & will write herself also to him – it is so nice to think of seeing you here again & M^r. Wallace⁴ & that you both enjoy your new home [3] tell him how much I liked his new book – but in the next edition he must spell my cousins name Enys – not Ennis – there is a picture of his mothers garden in the Chronicle this week – with perhaps the finest Drasena in England [illeg.] I send a little painting as a new years gift done at Gastein in 68 – with many good wishes for a happy new year –

ever yours affectionately | Marianne North [signature]