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11/12/24

Dear All,

Do not get a shock when you see my new paper but the fact is that am on my way to Paris and on reading the paper in the train saw a mail was going out today at 6pm will post this from Folkstone if possible and let you know that I am still O.K.

Bill has gone to Cornwall and I join him on 23rd after seeing a bit of the continent.

London has been under a fog for 36 hours now and it is a wonderful sight to see the electric signs shining dimly through the soupy stuff at midday. It is supposed to be the worst fog for many years and I can tell you it is none too nice & toxic anyway. I have still been flying around London and on Sunday went to see some friends of the Treloars at Bushey on Sat we saw the old AIF headquarters and ye olde curiosity Shoppe down Portsmouth St.

On Monday we saw Cambridge Uni and went all over the Colleges which of course was most interesting and enjoyable.

On Tuesday I spent the morning fixing up this trip and in the afternoon saw Oxford / Cambridge football match. It was a good match and O won 11 to 6 and I barracked for the winners.

Yesterday I spent at the fat cattle show and saw some of the King's prize herd which [continued on front] of course won out there too. They have some great animals in this country. On Thursday last week we went to the Tower of London and had a great time with the Crown Jewels etc contained in that wonderful old place. That is all that has happened since last I wrote I think so will leave the subject of sightseeing and go on to generalistics instead.

We are having quite a good time still enjoying London more every day I think as the place seems to grow on one I come back here on 20th and leave for Cornwall on 23rd and then back to sail on 2nd Jan so this is one of the last letters you will be getting from me as I should be home about 2 weeks after you receive this. Well hoping you people are all well and thanking the Strand Magazine for the paper I will close. Love to all Gordon.