Whatever the letters mean, the word must relate to the Macmahons who are
'in the North' (View 64) and therefore to what is beyond the Pale.
Bert
At 09:24 AM 2001-11-07 +0000, you wrote:
>Genevieve,
>
>Definitely not 'lres'; Grey's usual contraction for this is very
>idiosyncratic and easy to spot (in fact he writes 'ltrs', which is clearly
>out of keeping with the usual practice of his secretaries, including
>Spenser). But thanks for the thought!
>
>Andrew
>
>
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