1 D2109/9/4/B DUNOWEN,
BELFAST. Sunday 7th Nov. 1915 Dearest Dorothy Your announcement of the
possibility, I may say probability
of your marrying a man, so far
totally unknown to us, while full of
hope for your future happiness, still,
you can understand, makes me a
little anxious and I am glad
that you have entered into no bonds
irrevocable on either side, until
you have time to consider, even if
not coolly, to consider the future &
to become pi more completely acquainted 2
I am sure you must have found
Mr Horsbrugh a clean, straight man
and a gentleman, or you would not
have listened to him, and so am
confident that it will be all right
but I do wish we could see and
know him and learn something
of his family, surroundings. I am
enclosing a note to him sowhich will
give him an opportunity of saying
something of himself & his position,
as I have no doubt he will wish
to do. I wonder if he is connected
with the Horsbrughs of Peebleshire, one
of whom married Sir Andrew Porter.
I was best man at his wedding, so many
long years ago. I need hardly tell you, dearest child
how very, very glad I shall be to
see you united to a man who really
loves and is worthy of your hand I
shall miss you terribly at home,
perhaps more than any of the others.
I have always fancied that you
had most apprehension of all the
anxieties I have tried to keep to
myself & had your silent sympathy. I am glad to tell you that they
weigh less heavily on me now than
they have done for years, & I am
very happy in thinking how splendidly
you have all come out & made us
proud of you. 3 Now, dear, you will be wise & I am
sure you know that your happiness
& such assurance of the future as
is possible is the one thought of
all of us at home. Your loving father Adam Duffin