Letter from Alice Liddell, Penmorfa, Llandudno, to Her Father, Henry George Liddell, 1863 February 5

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Wishing him happy birthday, and relating news of her activities; saying "Many many happy returns of your birthday, the 6th of Feb'ry. That makes you (as you were born in 'William the Conquerors' time) 797 years old. Yesterday we had another gale it left off at 12 Edith and I had our beds moved down into Harry's room, we lay on two mattresses on the floor and were very comfortable indeed little Rhoda had her little cot down into Mama's room where Rickey and [illegible] slept and Mama was in the Blue Room, altogether we were very jolly. We shall be very glad to see you again. We are reading 'Daisy Burns', we like it very much have you read it? Mama has. We went to the town today with Mademoiselle Dué Mrs. Bagots governess. she rund after us to try and catch us best she could and we had a great bit of fun. The sun made its first attempt to make a sunset, there has not been any appearance of one before today since you left. I have been trying to illuminate I have not anything more to tell you as I shall be able to tell you better by mouth which is better than letters."