However,
with the advice of a professional conservator, the young woman hopes --
indeed, is confident -- that much of the papers will yield their secrets in the
fullness of time. The above photograph is an encouraging example. She believes
it is probably the likeness of her 19th century ancestress, Mrs Hilda Norris,
who, according to family legend, enjoyed a brief celebrity among the 'Freshwater Circle ' at Dimbola Lodge on
the Isle of Wight . I shall be allowed to publish selected items
as they become available. Watch this space!
Friday, March 29, 2013
The story so far:
A young
woman of my acquaintance, who wishes to avoid the unflattering glare
of publicity, has asked me to pass on the following information. She has been
charged with the disposal of her great-aunt's effect following that lady's
decease. Among the odds and ends in her attic was a locked tin box; the key has
only recently turned up, and the contents of the box disclosed ... or have
they? At some time in its history the box has suffered from inundation,
possibly in sea-water, and the contents, mostly papers, have become damp. Many
pieces have become stuck to one another, and such individual items as have been
separated have been found to be either illegible, where they bear handwriting,
or to have surface damage rendering the print incomplete.
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