WCP6123

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78 Parkhurst Road,

Holloway, N.7.

July 4. 1924

My dear Poulton —

This is most kind of you, and indeed I should love to come. Yet I feel I must not. In the first place I have an engagement here on the Saturday, which I am pretty well bound to keep. But what is much more prohibitive is that at the present time I do not like to be away from home at night-time on my sisters account. She is an old lady of 80, who lives with us — and the Dear Soul some two months since had a sudden severe seizure in the street, which has terribly broken her, and causes my wife and the great anxiety. As a matter of fact she is at the moment rather feebler if anything than she was a short while ago — and one never knows what may happen at nay time — and if another attack came on — specially at night — it would never do for my wife to be left alone to deal with things. I am sure you will understand the situation. But it is for in so many ways it would have given me such enjoyment. With all kind remembrances — very sincerely yours — | Selwyn Image [signature]