2 Marion Richardson Hong Kong July 11th 1885. My dear man: I suppose you are down at Beverly and asleep while I am writing this letter. The Bay of Hong Kong is very pretty with mountains All Around The Bay. We live about half up the peak so we get a lovely view. We live on Robinson Road, brockhurst, is the name of the place. The Terrace wines round and you have to go up steps and then you come to the flat tennis ground, then more steps and another Terrace, the house is very large, with a wide Aranda on three sides of it and at the back, is called the bungle because there is no upstairs. We keep 9 servings, a butler and Amo, a boy, how's Cooley, cook and for Charities, tell this to Maggie. Baby sends her love to her to. We have two big dogs that belong to the house, - it is not our house but we take it for the summer I am collecting butterflies now and have a nice night I made of bamboo with a lace bag. You don't know what a lot of bugs and things there are here. I hear there was a snake killed 9 feet long a little way from us called a python, he was in a tree and a coolie killed him with a stone wall a soldier had gone for a gun. I take the Santa Nicolas and liked it very much. Papa gave me a collar and he has sent to Canton for a dog for a birthday present. I have put in six little rice papers give to to Nina and to truth with my love and keep the others. We all love to all from your loving and.
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