| Description | Letter from Maggie Gray, Mrs. Burrell's, 60, High Street, Galashiels, to Robert Laws, thanking him for his letters; his rise in salary; hopes for his exams; Mr. Anderson's continued ill health; hymn-singing and learning; her calling him 'Bertie' and Bella guessing this; comments on his letter to the press; mention of a Mr. Collie who married Dr. Stewart's second daughter; [possibly page missing here]; letter from Bella; love from all her family; Mr. Rose and Mr. Esson keen to have Bella and Amy back at Marykirk soon; her own intention to stay in Galashiels because of the bad weather and her own bad cold; missing her meeting with Robert but sending her regards to his parents; hoping perhaps to meet him in Edinburgh in February; James has visited Pompeii; hoping his cough will improve; enclosing a marker she has sewn for him; she and Miss Milne to spend Christmas with the Milnes. |