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the tired girl left – said
it made her home sick to
have Mrs. Shaw's mother there.
Then Mr. Shaw sprained
his ankle & had a bilious
attack – & Mrs. Welch, G[?]
& Winnie had to wait [?]
[?] and do all the work.
Poor Winnie even had the
fire to make & the soft
coal to bring. It made Mrs.
[?] sick to see Winnie doing
such work. Altogether
I think the visit was
far from enjoyable – &
now they say they will
try and rest and keep
cool. [sic.] No work
has yet been done on the