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Miscellaneous letters to Helen Fox, 1933-1945
1935-08-21 Maureen Croly to Helen Fox Page 12
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12 at the seaside. Now most families at the seaside are either overflowing with relatives during the summer, or else let their homes for a good rent. It is most difficult to get mother ad son taken together. I advertised in two papers, dug up principals of schools, and doctors, but everybody shied off having two people. Finally a man in the Island, with a son 15 and two young daughters said he could have them. Madame promptly wrote to say she insisted on Jacques' having a room to himself. Most awkward, for few people can spare two extra rooms, and in this country boys regularly room together. I've known five boys to be in a huge room in a country house, and they loved fighting and
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12 at the seaside. Now most families at the seaside are either overflowing with relatives during the summer, or else let their homes for a good rent. It is most difficult to get mother ad son taken together. I advertised in two papers, dug up principals of schools, and doctors, but everybody shied off having two people. Finally a man in the Island, with a son 15 and two young daughters said he could have them. Madame promptly wrote to say she insisted on Jacques' having a room to himself. Most awkward, for few people can spare two extra rooms, and in this country boys regularly room together. I've known five boys to be in a huge room in a country house, and they loved fighting and
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