Dated as to the month by BR; further dated by reference to his letter #1070 to Ottoline Morrell (record 18224).

Evelyn describes North's attempts to get a commission in the military; if not, he will enlist, despite hating fighting. She asks if BR really feels England should not have defended Belgium's neutrality: "Yes, I know the agony that the mere thought of man fighting against man gives; but where I differ is that I think the bully must be stopped."