1 77 Stephens Green June 11th 16 My dear Mr Ryan (no 'My dear Jim' that
is nicer n'est ce pas:) Well I daresay a letter
from me will surprise you not having exchanged
twenty words together in the course of our acquaintance
ship, however that doesn't matter does it? In any case I must be in the fashion now
and write to one of the Patriots. To say we
enjoy The various letters that are handed round
from time to time from the Detention Camps
would only mildly express it. One person is
reading the first page Vive Voce while a
second is declaiming the second or third all at
the same time. I gleamed from the whole, various
and interesting scraps of information: to wit
that you are all going through a course of
Char-ring, I hope you don't develop "house-
maids knee". How are the other U.C.D's Please remember
me to them. Mr. Dove & Mr Des Ryan
and any others it doesn't matter whether I know
them or not. I suppose you heard the awful news about 2 poor old Kitchener going below. I was in the
Kildare St Library when the Stop Press came out
and well. I had an interesting psychological
study. (or is that the proper word: should I say
physiognomical?) Every body hardly without exception are
burning mids midnight - I was going to say
oil - no - grease in view of the approaching
exams - it's well to get remorse even at
the eleventh hour isn't it: Really I am chewing my pen to know what I'll
say next. Every item of news I mention seems to
have been already monopolized by May
Molony or M. Moyes not to speak of
Madge Calnan and I've been threatened
with I don't know what by May Moloney if I write too long
an epistle to you so I think I better
bring these remarks to a close with
all kinds of nice messages from everyone
to you and all our friends Very Sincerely yours Frances Kelly.