October 31 + 

I’m in, in, in!!!!!!!!! being first with 141 marks to spare. Old M⁠⸺[the servant] rushes up to my sister’s bedroom with the news just after 7 a.m., and she says, “Fine, fine,” and comes down in her nightgown to my bedroom, where we drink our morning cup of tea together⁠—and talk! I’m delighted. What a magnificent obstacle race it has been! Still one ditch⁠—the medical exam! Wired to friends. + 