BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [10 MAY 1969]
BRACERS 19927. ALS. McMaster. SLBR 2: #622
Edited by S. Turcon and N. Griffin. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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Plas Penrhyn,
Penrhyndeudraeth,
Merioneth.1^, 2
Maya 10, 1969b^, 3

Dearest Colette,

A thousand thanks for the “sweetc lovely roses”4 which gave a sharp pang of joy. I think of you very often and very lovinglyd and with unfailing gratitude. With all my heart,

Yours ever
B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200932.

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  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | Lavenham | Suffolk. Pmk: PORTMADOC | 6 – PM | 11 MAY | 1969 | CAERNARVONSHIRE

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  [date] This is the last letter that BR sent to Colette before he died the following year on 2 February 1970. It is somehow fitting that he misdated it to the year of their first meeting.

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  “sweet lovely roses” The refrain “sweet lovely roses”. See BRACERS 19235, n.10.

Textual Notes

• a

  May corrected editorially from Maj

• b

  1969 corrected editorially from 1916

• c

  sweet corrected editorially from seet

• d

  lovingly corrected editorially from lovengly