Ethel Harris had to be taken to a London hospital ^ONCE for a time, her mother "collecting " her after a bad spell with diptheria, [sic] I think it was - another coincidence with the Village Girl's experience. She was my wife's best friend in B-M. An Emily Mason is mentioned also.
I deeply enjoyed the book, and thank you very much. I think Ethel Harris will enjoy the book greatly, and will recognize a lot of her own past in the book. My wife's maiden name was Mason, her father a village smith (Boughton once had two) for almost a half-century.