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Tues. Aug. 17.
Very heavy showers of rain. The hour of parting drawing near we found, M. + I, that we loved each other quite to distraction, but were brave + made the best of it. She cut me the usual delicate little lunch + with Gerty, drove me to the station. As we neared it, she exclaimed in tone which thrilled me through + through,
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"Oh, Les. I wish you were just coming." Being early we were able, she + I, to walk up + down the platform, murmuring little loving things, + last of all, there was the delicious parting kiss, loving eyes looking up + lips saying "Good-bye dear alderliebst", then hand waves - and she was gone. Snow cloud on Tararua Ranges + day chilly but weather fine in Levin.
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