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from what Papa says in his letter that you
know all about Mr Collin's business which is
now deputed to to you and Miss Grylls, read
this enclosed letter and if possible take it
to Miss G --- as soon as you can, do assist
by all means in your power for I shall look
foolish if again dis-appointed I hope I write
this [indecipherable]. Dr Hope took me to [Melbourne?]
last week to see Miss Barry and Miss [indecipherable]
I stayed two days at Lucerne [indecipherable] Will's place
it is a nice house and garden but the
grounds about the [indecipherable] require laying out
[indecipherable] Phillip does not agree with Miss Barry.
I have just heard they do not return till
next month for which I am very sorry be-
cause I left a present for them to take to
Denbigh and now it will be so long I
liked Melbourne better this time, it appears
a [indecipherable] town. Geelong is a [horrid?] dirty
place worse for dust than Sydney a great
deal Before I went to Melbourne
I spent two or three days at the station
with Miss Hope, we went to the top of
one of the Anarckys [Anakies]and had a most

splendid view, the Anarckys are three hills
about nine miles from the station I have
not been to the [indecipherable] Vineyard yet and
I expect the grapes will all be gone. I
wish you would send us some of your
wine I am half inclined to send you
a jar of preserved [melon?] I have been
making I think you would like it I
never saw the [preserving melon?] on the
Sydney side it is [much?] the same as
the water melon in appearance but
it [indecipherable] hard inside. If you have
[opportunity?] the [indecipherable]
some seeds and bulbs we shall not have
a garden in the town but there is one
at the station for one thing I want the
[Aliteenus?] [indecipherable] contains nothing
but wants, but Papa [indecipherable]
to get a grant of books for [indecipherable], he
says he does not require school books so
much, but books to lend for reading.
We have not got into our new house yet
the workmen are so long we have taken
it for two years. The [indecipherable] are getting
on well

(cross hatched)
constance very likely will be too late for the
? which Ifind does not start
here to day. ? God bless your
dear brothers and may it be this ?
ever ? agreed it so very distant
many so sad events have happened
happiness when life do ?
? writes with in her
? believe ? may

Ever your affectionate
Kate Hope