“Arnie.”
“Ryde, New Year’s Day, 1872.
“My dear Annie,
“A very happy New Year to you and yours! Will you accept the enclosed motto,[[6]] in loving remembrance of Arnie and New Year’s Day? It is a motto one needs to keep in constant remembrance. It is the hardest of all life’s lessons, that of resigning one’s self to an All-guiding and Almighty Hand above....
“I am already much better for leaving behind all responsibilities. It is very cold. On Friday, or Saturday, I expect to go to Sea Moor House, Bournemouth, Hants (Mrs. Hodgson’s), for a few days. My love to you and to Agnes.
“Yours always affectionately,
“Arnie.”
[6]. This motto is, “O God, for Christ’s sake, do with me, in me, to me, by me, for me, as Thou wilt, this year!”
