postmarked London WC ... Nov 27 1924 in
envelope marked Australia House.
Dear Everybody,
This issue is to be for the whole family as
I have not time to write individually or even to two of you. Since last writing I have not received any
mail from Aussie except for Fred's record breaker of 4 pages full of news for
which I thank you.
I am still having a good time of course but
Bill is in dock again. Keep this little
lot strictly to the family as I do not want anyone else to know as should it
get back to the Treloar family they may be annoyed. It is nothing serious but he was not improving
as rapidly as he though he should and attributed it to the old trouble of his
nose and so saw a specialist here who advised an operation to remove a septum
from the back of his nose that prevented the normal use of his nostrils and the
matter was being swallowed and perhaps poisoning his stomach that way. He went into a private hospital on Sunday
last and was operated on last Monday morning.
He was pretty sick for a couple of days but yesterday and today has been
as fit as possible and a bit better now I think than ever before and he thinks
so too which makes a lot more noise than what I think as now it is only a
matter of his mind over his ailment.
I go twice a day to see him and try to keep
him cheered up so that keeps me going some and leaves little time to write
letters as hospitals do not exist in the heart of London and I have a long way
to go to see him. Excuse the scribble
but I still have to write to Mrs Treloar and make some excuse for Bill not writing.
The fact of not telling them is Bill thinks
they will worry and think he is not as well as he is and he does not want that
as in reality he is nearly right again.
In the intervals between going up to see
Bill I have been looking around this little old place and general seeing the
sights. It is always smoky and cloudy in
this place of course and to see anything you have to get right on top of
it.
I employ the bus service to get around on
and last Sunday we went to the Crystal Palace and saw it from the outside only
as there is nothing on there at present.
It is a wonderful place built entirely of glass and covers quite a few
acres. We also saw the fine Westside
homes at Wimbledon and Putney and also the old women's shopping centre at Tooting. I think I told you in my last letter that I
had seen over the King's Stables so I will not repeat myself.
Bill will not now come to Paris with me as
he has been advised to get out of the cities until his nose is quite healed
again so intends going straight to Cornwall and let me go to Paris on my own if
I am unable to find a mate to go with me. I will get there somehow even
although I go alone as Bill will be quite alright down in Cornwall with his
people. and I will follow down there for Xmas and perhaps New Year.
I have just had two good suits made and so I
look the cat's whiskers these days and I now have sufficient clothes to last me
for ages to come.
Well must close this up and pen a few lines
to Mrs Treloar.
Hoping you are all well and that the summer
is not too hot as yet.
Love to all
Gordon
