A fearful thing has happened. Mary has got the sack from No. 3. Last Monday she went away for a well earned holiday. Since Nov 1st of last year she has worked in that old place & only had a fortnight’s holiday. There have been continued rows there, the whole time, because the matron is a fool and beast, and last Sunday, she sent for Mary & abused her just because a tiny bit of apple in the tart was not cooked, & told her she was no use. She might have found it out before if it was true, which it is not. Anyhow yest I got a letter from Mary telling me she had the sack & sending on the letter she had received from the OC. He gives no reason. Bob W says Mary ought to fight them, as everyone can demand a reason especially as she was signed on.

It is a monstrous piece of injustice, & the puzzle is who is at the bottom of it, someone is trying & plotting against her, Ms Buller is so unfair she will never hear both sides. I wrote to Father & told him all about it. He is so just & straight he will see that things are put straight.