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               <date when="1883-08-29">29 August 1883.</date></title>
            <author ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DMC">Dinah Mulock Craik</author>
            <editor ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#BourrierKaren">Karen Bourrier</editor>
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               <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#AlemanKeilaKarinne">Keila Karinne Aleman</persName>
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               <resp>First proofing of transcription <date from="2015-02" to="2015-03"
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               <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#BestWill">Will Best</persName>
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               <resp>Second proofing of transcription <date from="2015-06" to="2015-07">June-July
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               <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#ParkerJanice">Janice Parker</persName>
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            <edition>First digital edition in TEI, date: 15 August 2015. P5.</edition>
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            <date>2014</date>
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                     Craik</persName> to <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#CraikDorothy">Dorothy
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                  <date when="1883-08-29">29 August 1883.</date>
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               Craik’s spelling, punctuation, underlining, superscripts, abbreviations, additions
               and deletions are retained, except for words which are hyphenated at the end of a
               line, which we have silently emended. Where Craik uses a non-standard spelling, we
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               faciliate searching. The long s is not encoded.</p>
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               <dateline><date><placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Oban">Oban</placeName> – 29 August
                     – / <choice><abbr>83</abbr><expan>1883</expan></choice></date><lb/>
                  <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#StJohnsHouse">St John's House</placeName><lb/>
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               <salute>My darling child</salute>
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            <p> Your telegram came in at 8 A.M. – &amp; was delightful to get – I have just sent
               another. <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#CraikGeorge">Papa </persName> has gone out
               with it – It is a heavenly morning – but yesterday was <hi rend="underline"
                  >awful</hi> – pelting rain – &amp; boats &amp; quays crowded – Taking poor
                  <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DMC">mother</persName> struggling heavy-laden
               through about ½ a mile – between <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Adrishaig"
                  >Ardrishaig</placeName> boat &amp; <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Crinan"
                  >Crinan</placeName> boat – &amp; then not getting a boat for ever so long! – I was
               half-dead when reached <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Oban">Oban</placeName>
               &amp; imagine the bliss of hearing somebody say on <placeName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Oban">Oban</placeName> Quay – “Is it <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DMC">Mrs. Craik</persName>?” – It was <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#ShawMiss">Miss Shaw</persName> – whom kind <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#MacdougallMiss">Miss Macdougall</persName> had sent to
               meet us &amp; bring us here – where we had a sitting-room &amp; bedroom – &amp; a
               sofa where I lay all evening – &amp; had conferences with <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinJessie">Jessie’s</persName>
               <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinMrs">mother</persName> &amp; <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinSarah">Sarah</persName> – who were sent for as I was
               quite unable to go &amp; see them. They looked very nice – &amp; said all was well –
               &amp; <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinJessie">Jessie’s</persName>
               <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinMr">father</persName> better of his
               rheumatism – <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinMrs">Mrs. Rankin</persName>
               thought he had got it through staying at home dry! – he was used to being wet all day
               on the hills – &amp; dryness didn’t agree with him! – <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinSarah">Sarah</persName> didn’t speak much – I doubt
               if they quite understand my English – <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#CraikGeorge"
                  >Papa</persName> says he is sure they didn’t! but that they understood him! – We
               sail for <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Morvern">Morvern</placeName> at one today
               – &amp; we can’t leave it till 8 A.M. on Friday – so I must give up the <placeName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Dalmally">Dalmally</placeName> route &amp; <placeName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#WemyssBay">Wemyss-bay</placeName> – &amp; go direct to
                  <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Glasgow">Glasgow</placeName> – then down to
                  <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Greenock">Greenock</placeName> – &amp; sleep on
               the <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#TontineHotel">Tontine</placeName> all alone! –
               a rather dull business – except that I shall go &amp; meet the English tram with the
                  <orgName>Dobells</orgName> &amp; come down with them next morning – &amp; be
               joyful when I see <placeName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Arran">Arran</placeName> &amp;
               the wee cottage – Where I hope the window will look beautiful. – You must be sure to
               tell <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#HoddartMiss">Miss Hoddart</persName> to “hurry
               up” <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Hunter">Hunter</persName> – &amp; she will take
               you two girls in for the one day that he breaks a hole in the parlour wall. It is to
               be yellow glass – &amp; a “high light” – quite aesthetic – &amp; will be so pleasant
               if we have bad weather – I could not have done it without getting <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#CraikGeorge">papa</persName> away for this week – which
               has consoled me for the dreadful travelling. – But I will never go travelling again
               without my child to take care of me – the fatigue &amp; the helplessness are too much
               – I missed at every minute the help of the good little girl who always looks after
               her mother – we both admired your terse &amp; comprehensive telegram – putting as
               much as is possible – &amp; just what we wanted to hear. I hope the tea-parties will
               come off well – &amp; you will have this good weather too. – Of course we missed all
               the beauty of the journey – shut up in the cabin &amp; a dense bush outside – but let
               us hope for two good days now. – If there is any letter from <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DobellClarence">Uncle Clarence</persName> or Aunt
                  <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DobellEmily">Emily</persName> – open it &amp;
               act thereafter – </p>
            <p>– Here the door has opened &amp; the sweetest tiniest wee doggie has walked in &amp;
               laid himself down on the hearth – wouldn’t you like him! – Goodbye my darling! – love
               to <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Katherine">Kath</persName> – &amp; I hope
                  <persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#RankinJessie">Jessie</persName> &amp; <persName
                  ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#Bertha">Bertha</persName> are all well – &amp; will get a
               row by turns. Take care of yourselves – but I am not afraid – you are cautious girls.
               – No long walks – remember that. – </p>
            <closer>Your loving mother,<lb/>
               <signed><persName ref="CraikSiteIndex.xml#DMC">DMC – </persName>—</signed><lb/>
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