BR TO OTTOLINE MORRELL, 6 NOV. 1911
BRACERS 17333. Morrell papers #246, Texas
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Nov. 6. ’11

My Darling Love

Two dear letters have come from you, one by 1st post and one by 2nd. I am glad your visit to Oxford was no worse. Yes Oxford is a shocking place — no one seems real or caring about what they are doing. I must go to the Murrays some time — some date when you are away. Tomorrow we might settle when. While you are at Black Hall at Xmas would hardly do. I thought then I would go to my aunt Agatha at Hindhead. Darling if I were you I would let the little things alone for my flat — what doesn’t require taste I can easily manage. And it would be a pity if it looked too like you! Tho’ there is no harm in your having given some help. How delicious it will be when it is in order and we can be there. Tomorrow unless you write to the contrary I go to the Great Central and expect you about 3. I shall be in the hall near the lift. I am here till after 2nd post tomorrow.

Enclosed programme (which please return) may amuse you. Yes, I should very much like to meet Henry James. In spite of not caring much for his books, they always make me feel I should like him very much. What a nice letter from him. Wednesday unfortunately is impossible for me on account of my lecture.

I think I know Mabel Price but not to have any clear ideas of her.

Darling, how can you still think that you bore me by showing me things of yours. They always interest me intensely — and all your thoughts and feelings. You never vex me about religion. Of course I wish we thought alike, but that is different from being vexed. When I am argumentative I am not vexed, even if I am vehement — vehemence is merely from the effort to be understood. And naturally I feel the division about religion more when you talk less. I don’t forget it because it is not mentioned.

How full the papers are now-a-days. The Italian business is awful. It is shameful of our Govt. to take the line it does. Every day the news is worse. — Chinese things keep on being interesting, and the railway men’s doings too. I hope they will strike again, if they are strong enough. I think they have a worse grievance now than in the summer, because it was certainly supposed the Commission would give recognition.

Goldie’s Americans were pleasant but half-witted — a Mr and Mrs Lee — he is the author of Inspired Millionaires which I haven’t read. He couldn’t follow even the simplest argument, and like most Americans never heard anything said to him. But he was kindly and agreeable. He rolled out slow platitudes, which we saw coming ten minutes ahead — Dickinson, who had had them all day, was all but at the end of his patience. I got some malicious pleasure from surprising the poor man, also from saying things which Dickinson understood and he didn’t. But really I liked him.

Now this must be posted. Goodbye Darling. Tomorrow. I love you, I love you.

Your
B.

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