Prome, Burma. December 5th 1894.

My dearest Pollie,

I hope you received the box of Wedding cake & newspaper containing the announcement of my marriage all right. I am sorry I have not had time to write to you before, but I have written several times to Nellie, so I hope you have heard of me through her.

I have had such a busy & tiring life since I came out & have suffered so intensely from the awful heat that I have been positively found to neglect a number of people. And then I am constantly moving about the district with my husband, so that sometimes for days I do not get many letters written.

The cold weather is just beginning now, already I feel stronger. After Christmas I hope to be able to write some long letters. You must not think I have forgotten you amid all the strange scenes of my new life. Jose demands very long letters from me - I am obliged to write to her every week. So I must ask her to write & tell you about me sometimes.

I find it quite impossible to get any Christmas cards, so I am sending you some photos that my husband has taken. Later I hope to send you some of my house.

My husband you know, is in command of a district about as large as the county of York. Prome is the head-quarters with a native population of 32,000 inhabitants. Then there are 2 sub-divisions under European Junior Officers, with any number of station under national officers.

For two or three weeks out of every month at this time of year, my husband is constantly on the march, inspecting all the divisions & stations. He has to visit all scenes of crime to report on murders, robberies etc. I accompany him almost everywhere. You know I have never really recovered my health since I had scarlet fever & I suffer continuously from a horrid form of nervousness. Instead of the terrible headaches I used to have, the nervous pains are settling in my left foot, & you know it may prove very serious. The Dr. tells me that much riding in the open air is the very best thing for me. We frequently ride 10 or 15 miles a day, generally half in the morning & the rest in the evening, so as not to overdo it. For of course the heat takes a frightful lot out of one. Its a very much more trying climate than Greece.

The year is divided into three parts in this country - namely the hot weather, the rains & the cold weather. It was the commencement of the wet weather when I first came out & very heavy rains fell all most continually for 5 and a half months - its frightfully depressing.

Wishing you all a bright & pleasant Christmas and happy New Year.

I am always you affectionate cousin

Ada Castle.