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May 17, 1956

Dear Phyllis & Alex.

Ever so many thanks for yr dear letter. Unluckily, we cannot take the "1st division" from Albury to Sydney, as the 1st division carries only sleeper passengers, & we cannot afford to take sleepers (I never do, anywhere - on concert tours or otherwise). We are using up our available money on the museum!

So we have to arrive Sydney at 10.55 a.m. (There is another important reason why we cannot take the sleeper train - I will explain when we meet.)

After we meet at the train, cannot you both have lunch with us in Sydney before Alex has to go to his classes (we can ask another dear friend to lunch. It is better for us not to go to Kirribilli, as we want to see a dear friend in the afternoon, in Sydney.

Then I suggest: please accept the Wilson's invitation for you to go to them after dinner. There is no reason why the Wilsons should "have us to themselves", as I have only seen Mrs Wilson for half an hour in my life, tho I knew & loved her father very much.

If all this is agreeable & practical, please very kindly suggest where we should go to lunch, & what time it is likely to be, so we can ask out other friend to meet us there! With fondest love from us both.

Yrs ever

Percy

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