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| with hearty good wishes - not the |
| less hearty for being tardy |
| to Alice Hepworth - |
| for all the future |
| I was very sorry that you left Lea |
| - but knew not what to say, |
| as you appeared to have quite |
| made up your mind to leave. |
| but my best wishes are |
| with you, whatever you undertake |
| of good. And I should like |
| to hear what you are doing. |
| I am overworked & ill & |
| unable to write more than this |
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| You did good work at Lea |
| And I was surprised you |
| wished to leave it. |
| God bless you always, |
| ever faithfully yours |
| F. Nightingale |
| Jan 1887 |