1931 Anne Darlington letter to her parents mentioning her friend Blue (family nickname for A.A. Milne) and Moon (family nickname for Christopher Robin), ‘FLAXAN 7052. 75 BEAUFORT MANSIONS CHELSEA S.W.3. (crossed out) and handwritten COTCHORD - Tuesday - Darling Mummie and Daddie, We have made a perfectly sweet little house. You know the cupboard at the back of Blue’s room. If you don’t know it, it’s a lovely cupboard as big as a small room it is set into the wall. We have made it simply lovely. We went into the village to by cocanut matting and a lantern and Price’s night lights (I brought the night lights) for it. It has a shelf (made by Moon) for the cups and saucers. And we have got a bench for our books and papers and animals. And we have got Moon’s grass table and chairs. And we’ve got masses of candles. I’ve forgotten if I told you that we discovered a secret passage out of our house and we keep a candle burning down there. The Milne’s think ‘Pheobe’ is a sweet name. Will you mind is I stay a day or two longer? There was a lot of kickery yesterday between Moon’s horse and my horse. My horse jumped a herdal yesterday (very low). We will send you some primrose on Thursday. Send my love to Daddy, from Anne. Nanny sends her love. (nineteen kisses) —7in. (17.5cm.) high x 4 ½in. (11.5cm.) - see Some of our Favourite Bears by Ian Pout, page 24