WCP221

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Parkstone, Dorset.

March 26th. 1891

My dear Violet

I have paid your bill which I enclose receipted, & I send you the balance of your quarter’s allowance £1., & one pound for your journey home & back to London.

It was out of the question supposing Ma could do any work for bazaars, in the midst of the worry & preparations for our own house,- which is still in full swing, though quite near the end. We have just got a carpet & rug for the Drawing.[sic] room which are almost ideal, [2] and the paper is lovely. Will came yesterday & helped me finish putting up the pictures in the D^r[awing]. room. We have still blinds to put up, & some drugget to put down, and a general setting straight of rooms &c. so that you will see the final result of six months work & planning. There is still a leaky water pipe to mend in the bath-room, & some pointing outside at the front, — & some final work in the garden & greenhouse [3] but I expect it will all be straight soon now. The house above ours is taken by an Indian Colonel & his wife,- ^{Nichols by name} rather tidy people, I think, but he seems a little weak & common place.

Will¹ likes his room. We have made it as pretty as we reasonably [crossed out letters illeg.] could. The gas-stove works very well. Your dress has been died[sic]. Very busy.

Excuse more, from | Your affectionate Papa | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]