BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [9 NOV. 1916]
BRACERS 19074. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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Beloved1^, 2

One line to say I am free for lunch and early afternoon — I must be back to tea — would you like me to come to lunch? And shall we go a walk afterwards — say in Regent’s Park — I have a headache and it wants fresh air. — Ring me up for answer.

It was a heavenly day yesterday — I loved it.

I rather want to know whether to put off my lecture people Tuesday — which depends on Cat and Fiddle.3 If your plans are still doubtful — it might be better only to go for 2 nights (Wed. and Thurs.) to some place nearer London. It would be easier practically in some ways — letters etc. But if you know by tomorrow morninga that you can come, I will put off my lecture people.4 I don’t like to put them off if it is very likely you won’t be able to come.

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200041.

• 2

  [date] Colette wrote “Thurs. 9 Nov. 1916” on the letter.

• 3

  Cat and Fiddle An isolated pub on the moors near Buxton, Derbyshire. For more information on the pub, see BRACERS 19065, n.5.

• 4

  my lecture people Presumably the students whom BR was teaching that fall. See BRACERS 19053, n.4.

Textual Notes

• a

  tomorrow morning written above deleted illegible word(s)