BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [7 NOV. 1917]
BRACERS 19239. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

<London>
Wed.1^, 2

My Heart’s Love

It is heavenly to think of your letter on its way to the Cat and Fiddle3 — O my Darling I do want to be there with you — but I can’t bring myself to believe it will happen — I feel sure something will prevent it at the very last moment.

You needn’t feel shy of me or afraid to let yourself go — I never feel your love ungentle — As long as I feel your love, I am happy.

I hadn’t one moment to write till 2 minutes this morning and then I had to post it — it was only one line.4 I had been longing for a letter — your letter was a great joy when it came. —Tomorrow at 11 — it will be lovely.

Our day was divine5 — only I was sorry you got so tired.

Start for Buxton at 12 on Wed. 14 (St. Pancras). We can get back on Sunday 18th — there is a train.

My beautiful loved one, I can’t tell you the longing I have for you — it is a terrible ache —

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200227.

• 2

  [date] Colette wrote “7 November 1917” on the letter.

• 3

  your letter on its way to the Cat and Fiddle Colette had written on 6 November for reservations at this isolated pub on the moors near Buxton, Derbyshire. For further information on this pub, see BRACERS 19065, n.5.

• 4

  it was only one line Not literally, his letter (BRACERS 19238) is brief, but contains more than one line.

• 5

  Our day was divine They had spent the day looking for a place to live. They found the Studio, see BRACERS 19240, n.9.