Dear Miss Burnett,

I must tell you that I like College life very much. We have nearly every afternoon at liberty. We often go for long walks. One Saturday afternoon a party of us went to Markenfield Hall; it is about three miles from the College and is a lovely old hall. It dates from the thirteenth century. The caretaker let us look over it. There were some splendid oil- paintings in the Banquetting Hall. I am looking forward to Christmas when I shall have a month’s holiday.

With love,

Cissie Coates