[1874] plenty of noise about it you would see when he told Mair or one of the natives that you would not be back for sometime. They answered quite cooly and so like them. "They could wait a while". No one has been staying here since Mrs MacAndrew left. I liked her greatly but not so the girl. She was not nice. Had a long letter from her yesterday. Every carpet in the house is up cleaning and scouring doing its utmost to make an old dining room look brighter. I have one comfort in midst of it all which is a thorough good servant. Have got Helen, Kate's woman that you thought so much of. She has joined the Good Templar and here she is a truly valuable servant. The cow will not be here until the beginning of June. Landbroks's wife was here with the baby looking so well.