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ill to write but kind & thoughtful as
ever he made his Comptroller write
to thank me "most warmly for my good
wishes" and to say that he had
"much pleasure in accepting the
cigar case I had been good enough
to send him". I received the
lettter on Tuesday & on that day the
telegrams foreboded the event which
took place on the night of Wednesday,
i.e Thursday morning. A very
genuine grief overspread London
but I need not dwell upon what
you must have read in the papers.
England certainly lost one of her
gentlest and manly spirits.
The pestilent disease seems now to
have disappeared generally in Europe
and I am glad to hear from you
that Australia also is relieved.
Edward Ogilvie had influenza here
most dangerously for several
weeks but care & nursing aided
his recovery & he is now quite well.