WCP235

[1]

Parkstone, Dorset.

July 2nd. 1893.

My dear Violet¹

We have offered our house, gratis, to Mrs. Evans & to Mrs. Hope, — neither want it, — so our last hope is in Isling! If you have not already sent off the address write to her yourself at once & ask her to send reply to Ma² as soon as possible. It is awfully hot here & no rain, but a little the day I came home. Suppose you ask all the teachers — mistresses, I suppose I should have said — if they have any friends who would like a nice house rent free only ^{paying servant} close to [2] Bournemouth for a month or six weeks, at once. Ditto, the Lunds.

I enclose you Will’s³ letter in case he has not written to you by which you will see that he will have pretty hard work & know what it is to be tired.

I am going to send off my art.⁴ on H. of Lords⁵ to Harris⁶ today.

Excuse more as I am very hot & very busy | Your affectionate Pa

Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

[3] P.S. Winifred & Miss Lees came in t yesterday, & I asked W. if they had "David Grieve".⁷ She said yes; & later Mrs. Brindley brought it in, so I shall now read it with the Ordnance Map by my side, & trace the localities.

A.R.W.