my dear Donald comes home. I am going out tomorrow with Mary Paul. I must call for Mrs Wakefield and Mrs McDonald. I must now bid you goodnight for I have to write my house book before I go to bed. May God bless you my darling husband. Tuesday night I had a nice walk today. Is not your pussy a good girl for obeying her husband's orders to take exercise every day. I find walking does me a great deal of good. I feel that I am getting stronger every day. How thankful I ought to be for enjoying such good health. I am glad of it for your sake darling for a wife who was always ill could be no comfort to you. I saw poor Mrs Stokes today. She is no better. She reminds me so much of poor Mama. I do not think that Dr Prendergast treats her properly. He does not order for her what Dr Featherstone did for Mama and the complaint seems the same. Mary Paul is