BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [22 MAY 1919]
BRACERS 19479. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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70, Overstrand Mansions,
Prince of Wales Road,
Battersea.1 ^, 2
Thursday3

My Darling Love

I am sorry you are so depressed — but it is no wonder — I wish I could do something to make you happier — but I suppose I can’t — I hope Paris4 will do good —

C.A.5 is just off to a second meeting with his prospective lady-love6 — very excited, and wondering whether anything will come of it or it will all fizzle out —

All goes well with me as far as work is concerned — I remain wonderfully fit. But O my Dear I do miss you —

Goodbye my Heart’s Life — All my love and tender thoughts.

B.

Notes

• 1

  [document] Document 200467.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | 34 Russell Chambers | Bury Street | W.C.1. Pmk: BATTERSEA S.W.11 | 5.45 PM | 22 MAY 19

• 3

  [date] The date is taken from the envelope’s postmark.

• 4

  Paris Colette’s  mother Priscilla was taking her there for a much needed holiday (BRACERS 19481). Nothing more is known as Colette’s letters are not extant for this period.

• 5

  C.A. (Reginald) Clifford Allen (1889–1939). For information on him, see BRACERS 19046, n.7.

• 6

  his prospective lady-love Presumably the German lady doctor whom Allen met in a Chinese restaurant in mid-May (BRACERS 19476); she is mentioned again c.8 June (BRACERS 19487). Nothing came of this relationship.