Written from Avenue House, South Darenth, Kent. Manuscript
He hopes Robinson has survived the Christmas festival; for them the happy child in their midst has saved the situation; they thought of him at Gravetye and drank his health; maybe the past does not appeal to Robinson but he has a great past to look back on – the gardening revolution which has made its mark for all time; Robinson may not realise this a clearly as those who have witnessed his work