Lot 17 , A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Winterbrook House notepaper

A manuscript letter from Agatha Christie to Mrs Elliot on Winterbrook House notepaper,
two headed sheets, dated July 4th, together with an envelope postmarked 'London 4 July 1962'.

"Dear Mrs Elliot / I believe Mrs Guggs is away on holiday, but last time she spoke to me on the telephone she seemed to think that all was more or less fixed for Summer - I would like to hear from you what you feel would be a good arrangement and how much you would be prepared to do and what way would be best for you - / Can you all manage if we have you, Mrs Budd & Mrs Hoad - and Mrs Guggs doing early teas and perhaps breakfast - I would really like you to arrange between yourselves what would suit you all? / I have an idea that if you had Friday evening off altogether, & perhaps 2 evenings a week definitely cold supper - & hot dinner on the other nights? / If on the nights you cook a hot meal Mrs Hoad would come and wash up - or if she is willing to wash up most evenings, that would mean that you could get away earlier - If you know of someone, a friend, I'm quite willing to pay someone extra - / As far as I know - we shall probably come down about July 28th or thereabouts - Mrs & Mrs Hicks & Mathew will be there, & possibly friends of Mathew's. Mr Mallowan will not be down at all - & I shall go to and from Wallingford - We go to Greenway for last 2 weeks in August - but I suspect Mr & Mrs Hicks will still be there - Beginning of September *** *** * I and Mr Mallowan & the Mallowan boys will be there as usual. / Hope you ae well & give my love to Nicola and Cherry / Yours Agatha Mallowan"., formerly from Agatha Christie’s home, Greenway House, Devon

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