Letter from Joan Oglander, Nunwell, Brading, I.W., to her father, John H. G. Oglander,...

"Thank you so much for your very very nice letter. I am glad you liked mine. We went to look at the tennis court last night, it looks quite alright now. Do you think we might play tennis on it, I do want to so badly. If you do think it is all right will you write to Wickens about marking it out, and I suspose [sic] if he does not think it ready to play on, he will tell me. Thank you for sympathizing about my garden, Wickens says he will try and spare a few geraniums but he says he is rather short of them. This morning I had a letter from Aunt Susan, thanking me for flowers which I am sorry to say I did send her!! [sic] She enclosed a letter for you. Yesterday I had a letter from Mrs. Lyon asking Miss Wallis and I to go with her to see the Queen's Birthday Parade of the Militia, so accordingly this morning at a quarter to 10 o'clock we set off in the dog cart. It was very amusing, they fired a feu de joi. They have asked us again on Friday to see another Parade and to help them with a tea party of small children. I asked Mrs. Lyon to let me let her know if I can come as I did not know if you and Mother would mind my being out when you arrived. Please let me know as soon as you can if you would as you see I have to let Mrs. Lyon know. Did you forget to send me part of your letter? because you did not end up at all and broke off in the middle of the about what train you were coming on! I will certainly tell W. he may pick me the cherry. With best love to you and Mother, your loving E. Jonas"

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