Dear Sir, - I have been a reader of London Life for a good number of years, most them being in China and other parts of the East. I notice lately that there are quite a number of correspondents asking for photos of one-legged girl readers. I happen to be a one-legged girl reader, and I enclose a snap which I have cut from a group, and I hope it will be suitable far publication. It is the only snap I have of myself as I am not over keen on being photographed with my one leg and crutch, so you must do the best you can with it.
I am twenty-nine years of age and my leg was amputated in Hongkong seven years ago. The amputation of my leg was the result of a taxi collision. As you can see, I am minus my left leg, which is amputated at the knee. I am wearing shorts in the snap. Like most one-legged girls I am using a single crutch, but about the house or garden I never think of using one at all. I am remarkably slim and I attribute this to the fact of my crutchless one-legged agility.
When I get indoors I put my crutch away in a cupboard in the hall with several others, and forget about them. That is why no crutch is to be seen in the snap. I am science mistress at a well-known girls' school at present evacuated to the country. I have made quite a number of friends and have been invited out quite a lot. Everyone, especially strangers, seems to wonder at my crutchless ease, but some are a bit dubious at times as to whether I might fall and injure myself.
I am afraid I am going to find my stocking bill rather expensive now owing to the tax, but I must keep my so obvious one-legged condition smart and attractive. I am quite indifferent and unconcerned by the fact that I am one-legged and have to use a crutch, and never regard myself as ever having been anything different than a one-legged girl, which is perhaps as well. I am quite happy hopping on one of each, and who knows but what I inwardly do not prefer it - at any rate, I'm not grumbling. I do hope the snap and letter will be acceptable.
Yours truly,
One-Legged Equanimity.