They say she will go into the Old Ladies' Home as soon as the arrangements can be made.
The other piece of news is more cheerful, though, for my part, life seems so short and so uncertain that I can't see much cheerfulness anywhere.

So many people are dying that you can't help wondering who will be next, and as Dr.Preston said when he called on me during my illness, our only substantial hope is in a blessed hereafter.

My one regret will be leaving my children and grandchildren, and especially my precious little Frances Evelyn, whom I have never seen.

I have no doubt that Mrs.Fowler was far more useful than I could have been at the time of your trial, but it was a great disappointment to me not to be able to receive the little darling into the world.
But I had entirely forgotten that I started to tell you about Florrie Spencer's marriage to Algernon Caperton.

Of course I couldn't go, but Jane says the wedding was lovely and that Florrie looked really beautiful.