days with Pearl¹ & family at Bath, where they are going to be very comfortable.

They have a good house (much better than at Folkestone) & charmingly situated overlooking this city. It is a most interesting old place & the surrounding country is very beautiful.

Pearl & the youngsters are very fit & happy. Norm & I paraded the streets of this ? regularly each day, in our kilts, & of course attracted much attention and admiration.

We all patronized the Grand Pumps Room & drank the water, along with a lot of other "old crocks" & ? their ? in the

^{1 Pearl Blanche Pattullo Bowie 1875-1954, James' younger sister}