BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [21 JULY 1920]
BRACERS 19671. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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70, Overstrand Mansions,
Prince of Wales Road,
Battersea, S.W.1^, 2
Wed.3

My Darling Love

Thank you for your letter4 — I am glad to be coming to Clacton5 — I have written to the Hotel for rooms — I dare say it is quite a nice place — nor far from Harwich — I go to Garsn. Sat. to Monday — our train goes from Liverpool Street 2.15 arr. Clacton 4.59} or {11.42 2.7. None between. I should prefer the earlier one but perhaps Vasco couldn’t be finished in time.6

I don’t yet quite know how long I can stay because of China business7 — but I shall know soon —

Miles8 came round last night and was very nice —

Goodbye Beloved — All my heart, my dearest Darling.

B

• 1

  [document] Document 200675.

• 2

  [envelope] Miss Colette O’Niel | Milestones Co. | The Theatre | Preston | Lancs. Pmk: BATTERSEA S.W.11. | 4.30 PM | 21 JUL 20

• 3

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

• 4

  your letter In her letter of 18 July, she suggests that BR book a hotel of his choosing; they would travel from London together (BRACERS 113209).

• 5

  Clacton Clacton-on-Sea, Essex must have been chosen because of Colette’s touring commitments.

• 6

  Vasco Unidentified.

• 7

  China business BR had received an invitation to lecture in Beijing for a year.

• 8

  Miles Miles Malleson (1888–1969), Colette’s husband. For information on him, see BRACERS 19046, n.4.