Feature Letter of July 24th, 2025
Platt, Henry Errol Beauchamp
Of course Mother loves you, darling, for your own sweet self, and will love you more as she knows you better. It was quite natural that she should say she would love and cherish you for my sake in writing to me. She was trying to assure me that they all would keep an eye on your welfare and help you in case of any harm befalling you or I. But as long as you are the Fernie I have loved and don't eat your peas with your knife, I know that no one can help loving you, even such a fastidious person as my own dear mother. In fact it is only a person like her dearie who can fully appreciate you and all you have had to put up with and what a brave, sweet, woman you are. Oh my darling, my darling, let her see that you love me, and what you are sacrificing because you love me, and I know she will always love you. Dont let that foolish pride run away with you! You can't be in the centre of everyone's stage, and I suppose with Mother I do come first, eh!
Did I tell you that I have had the watch you gave me radiumized so that at night it can be read. You would think it very cute I have no doubt.
I have to take a bunch of misfits over to the doctor now, so good-bye dearest.
Love for ever, and thousands of kisses,
Yours,
ERROL.
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