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equiped it and stand all the cost of
upkeep. It is certainly a fine place. A rival
of Pellat's ^ in Toronto. The inside is certainly beautiful.
The downstairs is in dark oak and huge grates
all over the house. The upstairs is all decorated
[in the - crossed out] with white and the beds and furniture
are all white. The room I sleep in is on
one corner of the building and projects out. I can
^look [see - crossed out] out of the window and see all the grounds.
The flowers and trees on the grounds are beautiful
and there is a little pond. There are tennis courts etc.
It is only ten or fifteen minutes walk to Crystal palace.
Crystal Palace is turned into a naval base for training cadets
for the navy and they will let no one in. I am
going over to London to-morrow. Anytime if there is
anything any of you want me to get for you, let me know.
Monday I was up the Thames. There were thirty went
from the Hospital. The guests of the Port of London Authority.
The captain showed me all the different docks and places of
importance. I saw the Woolwich Arsenal. The largest
and most important in the B. Empire. I was over
in London on Sunday and was a Hyde park and tried
but could not get into the zoo. I have seen quite a bit
of London since I have been in the hospitals.