It did not, however, always make these agreeable reading.
"Mother's pretty well, and the girl she's got now does nicely--that first one turned out to be a failure.

Father's as cranky as ever.

We are all well here and the baby (this was a brand new baby Diantha had not seen) is just a Darling! You ought to be here, you unnatural Aunt! Gerald doesn't ever speak of you--but I do just the same.

You hear from the Wardens, of course.

Mrs.Warden's got neuralgia or something; keeps them all busy.