BR TO MARIE CELESTE HOLDEN, 21 DEC. 1929
BRACERS 55326. ALS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell

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Beacon Hill School
Harting,
Petersfield,1^, 2
21 December, 1929

My dear Céleste

I want to thank you for having made the voyage a joy instead of a misery. The most seemingly extravagant things I said fell short of the truth. I had left behind me a great happiness and was approaching a sharp discomfort; left to myself, I should have brooded all the way. As it was, the finding of a real friend kept me from that folly, and your sympathy made the jagged edges of my life less painful. I am grateful, and more than grateful.

Conversations with the father of my prospective child persuade me that he is a nice man, which is consoling. John and Kate are delicious. I hope Jacky is being nice to you. Goodbye.

Your friend
BR

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