BRACERS Record Detail for 17893
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"Sat. mg. My Darling Love—Your little letter written under the eyes of Desmond arrived by 2nd post, when I was only just awake—I am sorry you had such a long day and such a bad head."
BR TO OTTOLINE MORRELL, [3 MAY 1913]
BRACERS 17893. ALS. Morrell papers #763, Texas
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My Darling Love
Your little letter written under the eyes of Desmond arrived by 2nd post, when I was only just awake. I am sorry you had such a long day and such a bad head. — I was good for nothing yesterday, having slept little — so I spent my day between dozing and detective stories. Lucy Silcox missed a connection, and didn’t reach the station till 8.15. I met her and brought her here to dinner, but she had to go to Newnham at 10, so the time was short. She spoke of her dinner at Bedford Square. It was very nice seeing her. — Then my parson, Simpson, came and stayed till twelve. He is a nice man, but a trifle silly. — I have heard from Mildred saying she has influenza, and will be glad to see me. I always catch influenza when I see people who have it, which rather diminishes the pleasure of the prospect of seeing her — it puts it under a different heading in one’s moral accounts — “philanthropy” instead of “sundries”.
Please let me know when I am to write to Hotel des saints pères.
The post is going so I must stop. I am quite stupid from having slept too much — it takes ages to wake up — I meant to have written such a nice letter — my thoughts really are nice if I could find them but they are sunk in cotton wool. — I wish the D.N.3 wouldn’t make such a fuss over Miss Lind-of-Hageby, who spends her time libelling hard-working men of science. I see she has made a speech supporting the militants.
Goodbye my Darling Love. All my love is with you always.
Your
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