BR TO LUCY M. DONNELLY, 7 OCT. 1944
BRACERS 58558. ALS. McMaster
Edited by M. Forte
Proofread by K. Blackwell

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TRINITY COLLEGE,
CAMBRIDGE.
Oct. 7, 1944

My dear Lucy1

It was nice to get your letter written in August. Coming to your house always seemed almost like coming home; it and its contents, animate and inanimate, were so much more English than one could find elsewhere in U.S.A.

D.S. Robertson is a man I know only slightly, but he has a considerable reputation. How Keynes has expanded since he used to come and stay at Tilford! Last time I saw him he had an enormous paunch — but this was not the sort of expansion I had in mind!

John is still in London, learning Japanese forms of politeness. One would have thought forms of rudeness more useful. He will go to the East before the end of this year, and probably be there a long time. Kate has been home about a month. She ended in a blaze of glory, with a $250 prize, an offer from Radcliffe to go on their staff, and from a Southern University to become a Professor, though not yet of age. Now the British Government pays her to read Goebbels.

The Robot bombs have been trying, and have not quite ceased, but they are no longer very serious. We all flourish. Love to Edith. Much love and friendship to yourself.

Ever yours
Bertrand Russell.

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  envelope: Miss Lucy Donnelly | New Place | Bryn Mawr | Pa. | USA. Pmk.: CAMBRIDGE 330 PM 7 OCT 1944.