WCP1669

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ARW to Miss Norris, daughter of Dr Norris.

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Dec[ember]. 10th. 1912

My dear Miss Norris

I am very sorry to hear that your father¹is so poorly. The weather is terribly gloomy & I have not ben outside my rooms & greenhouse for more than an hour a week perhaps — for the 4 last two months, & feel the better for it. Just now I feel better 4 than I have done for a year past, having at last, I think, hit upon a proper diet, though I find it very difficult to avoid eating or drinking too much of what I like best............

It is one of my fads that I hate ^to waste anything, — & it is ^that partly which makes it so difficult for me to avoid over-eating. From a boy I was taught to leave no scraps on my plate, and from this excellent general rule of conduct, I now suffer in my old age.

With best wishes for your father & yourself | Believe me Yours very sincerely | Alfred R. Wallace.

P.S. We have at length got a cook, who really can cook a little, which is a great pleasure to me but also compels me always to remember the old adage — "You cannot be too careful". — A.R.W.