To his sister Margaret Capell
June 5/ 1914
The Daily Mail , Carmelite House, London E.C.
My dear Marge:-
I hear you are having a spree at Bedf[or]d. On the whole I think I shan't come home on Sunday. I must go to opera tomorrow, & there is a function I, must do on Monday afternoon; so it would be almost ridiculous especially as you will be a houseful. Mary will be telling you what news there is. It looks as tho F[ran]k were making not steady but even rapid progress! Mrs Hewitt [Note] has been admitted to see him today. His sisters have been in to see him without permission ...
Isa is of c[our]se rather tried. I had a tel[e]ph[one] chat with Mary today. – My dear, how near your going seems! Yes, I shall of c[our]se go to South[amp]ton, but must be back in time for the Russian ballet at night. What days I am having! No chance of a night off for weeks. I am glad the dr[essing] case pleases. Nothing like belonging to a big family for excitements! Isa is getting fed up already with visitors! – Mary will tell you more than I can. I have given up my midnight visits to the hospital, & things with me are comparatively normal. But not at the office – where all are having awful times; Chas doing practically everything.
My love! Richard
Note: Frank's mother who had remarried on the death of his father.
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