FL4651426

(Answered 11th July)

30th April 1900
Cotmandene
South Yarra
Melbourne

My dear Mrs Onslow

Your kind and noble letter
of the 18th April has been safe in
my pocket since its arrival, and
has been perused with admiration by
me several times. You are
more than Spartan, as you have
a higher inspiration than was
the heritage of the brave old Greeks.
"Thanks be to God for his
unspeakable gift" as St. Paul told
the Corinthians. Until your letter
came I did not know of Willie's
sudden plunge into warriordome.

These rapid changes almost
take away the breath of an