Don't tell Mother Jem and I cry, or else she'll be miserable.

I don't so much mind the beatings (Lorraine says you get hard in time), nor the washing at the sink--nor the duff puddings--but it is such a beastly hole, and he is such an old brute, and I feel so dreadful I can't tell you.

Give my love to Mrs.
Wood and to Mr.Wood, and to Carlo and to Mary Anne, and to your dear dear self, and to Isaac when you see him.
"And I am your affectionate friend, "JACK.
"P.S.

Jem sends his best love, and he's got two black eyes.
"P.S.

No.2.You would be sorry for Lorraine if you knew him.