"Yes, Bertie's style and his clear thought are inimitable, but his radio voice is not as good as mine, tho' his enunciation is perfect. As you say, he is very popular, indeed adored by young people, but his wife quite the reverse. She [Patricia Russell] is very hysterical, and so unable to cope with life that he can seldom leave her."

Alys asks for inexpensive ultra-Italian hotels in Sicily, mentioning Taormina, Syracuse and Girgenti, as she has a friend who wants to go there.

Beatrice Webb and Joseph Chamberlain.