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Letter from Emma Duffin to Celia Duffin, 15 January 1916

Duffin papers

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<p>The club was swarming with officers and there was a band
<lb/> playing, quite a gay scene! The other day I had my 3 hours
<lb/>off in the morning &amp; I and another V.A.D, Miss Watson went down 
<lb/>to the docks to take photographs, it is a fascinating part, and
<lb/> we went all through the corn markets <unclear>buy</unclear> through part of the
<lb/> native quarters. I hope the photos will turn out well for they
<lb/> should be rather good. I am pleased that Sam has
<lb/> got a post at home, &amp; that Charlie is mentioned in dispatches.
<lb/>Marjorie has only written to me twice & amp; Aunt Margaret never, not
<lb/>even for Xmas. They are funny people! I suppose
<lb/> Terry will have been home on leave by the time you get this.
<lb/> How you will enjoy having him! Can't Celia get some
<lb/> leave before signing on again, I think she should! 
<lb/>Tell Molly I may get her some stones, but the people are such
<lb/> cheats here I must wait till I get hold of some one who knows
<lb/> some thing about them. I had such a nice
<lb/> patient last week, quite a gentleman in the <gap/> <gap/>.
<lb/>Company, I used to think he must hate eating off enamel 
<lb/>plates &amp; drinking out of bowls etc. with the others but he had
<lb/> not a bit of "swank" about him. He has some <gap/>
<lb/>&amp; I had a letter from him yesterday. They nearly all write
<lb/>&amp; often come back to see me if they are in camps here, it is 
<lb/>a miracle to me how grateful they are for every little thing
<lb/> you do for them. I had an embarrassing Australian
<lb/>who has now gone I am rather glad to say, he used to call me</p>

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Letter from Emma Duffin to Celia Duffin, 15 January 1916

Duffin papers

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