Seward House
Badsey
Evesham
July 1/13
My dearest Wife,
I thought we might have heard from you this afternoon but as you will be so soon returning I will not delay writing this letter.
You will have heard from May before this reaches you and I sent a message about your journey. Presuming there is still the fast train to Victoria at 2.26P.M. (due 4.17) you had better verify this as our Bradshaw is an old one, I think that is the best one for you to travel by as you can then get lunch comfortably before you start, you ought easily to catch the 4.55 at Paddington (there is a tea car attached to this train) and if you missed that you could take the 6.15 via Stratford. Get Kathleen or one of the boys to see you across London and you shall be met at Evesham 7.48.
We expect Lizzie to-morrow by the Reading train and are sending a fly to meet her we may be at the New’s garden party but shall not be long after her and May has written to explain.
So Aunt Lizzie is going to Droitwich, are they going to stay at the Worcestershire hotel, I hope she will come over here and she could come by motor car if she preferred that to the train, however there are good trains between Droitwich and Evesham.
The dry weather still continues and it is very pleasant, still some rain would now be very welcome. Old Mrs Roberts came down to tea the other day and to see the garden. Hildegarde came to-day and stays till Saturday she will make her regular visit in September and bring the children. The Betts are rather in disgrace at the vicarage because they had the baby christened a day or two before they came back and not on a saints day however I understand “Passon” did not get much change out of Mr B when he brought the matter up!
I have sent the money for the baskets and the Madeira work, we had another polite letter as to the latter and they offered to take £14 in settlement which was an extra discount of about 13/-. The net bazaar profit works out at £102.3.6.
Is Dolly still at Eastbourne, I suppose she will travel from London to Newcastle with Jack and Kathleen, I must try and see if I can join them at York.
The girls join in love to you and we shall all be glad to have you back again.
Your loving Husband
Julius Sladden
