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Erroll Pilkington Gillespie Letters

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It took us quite a long time to get out by bus from London to Hampton Court, about 1 1/2 hours, the buses were all terribly crowded. We were frightfully amused as just as we were nearing Kew the bus stopped & who should Florence see but Aunt Nanny standing at the edge of the pavement waiting to get into our bus. Fortunately the bus was already overcrowded, so she turned back without seeing either of us, it was an awful [?] though, waiting to see whether she was going to get in, as it would have been such an awkward meeting. A scene of the wildest confusion would have followed! We were greatly relieved when the bus got moving again, as I & F. have not let on that we have been
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It took us quite a long time to get out by bus from London to Hampton Court, about 1 1/2 hours, the buses were all terribly crowded. We were frightfully amused as just as we were nearing Kew the bus stopped & who should Florence see but Aunt Nanny standing at the edge of the pavement waiting to get into our bus. Fortunately the bus was already overcrowded, so she turned back without seeing either of us, it was an <u>awful</u> moment though, waiting to see whether she was going to get in, as it would have been such an awkward meeting. "A scene of the wildest confusion" would have followed! We were greatly relieved when the bus got moving again, as I & F. have not let on that we have been
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BC Archives MS-2685
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Box 17
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File 3
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OLIVER, William Edgar, 1867-1920. Victoria; lawyer.
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Erroll P. Gillespie, correspondence outward, 1917-1919.

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It took us quite a long time to get out by bus from London to Hampton Court, about 1 1/2 hours, the buses were all terribly crowded. We were frightfully amused as just as we were nearing Kew the bus stopped & who should Florence see but Aunt Nanny standing at the edge of the pavement waiting to get into our bus. Fortunately the bus was already overcrowded, so she turned back without seeing either of us, it was an awful moment though, waiting to see whether she was going to get in, as it would have been such an awkward meeting. "A scene of the wildest confusion" would have followed! We were greatly relieved when the bus got moving again, as I & F. have not let on that we have been


BC Archives MS-2685 Box 17 File 3

OLIVER, William Edgar, 1867-1920. Victoria; lawyer. Erroll P. Gillespie, correspondence outward, 1917-1919.