W. GLADYS RINDER TO BR, 14 SEPT. 1918
BRACERS 79634. ALS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell

7 Mecklenburgh Sqre
W.C.1
14 Sept. 1918

My dear Bertie,

I was so excited tonight that I never said how perfectly lovely it was of you to come to dinner with me your first evening, I shall always feel very proud to think of it and it was just gorgeous. It was so good to see you again in freedom, and to think of you as very happy indeed, not only with that high sort of happiness that comes with a triumph over outside things but just jollily, humanly happy. I wasn’t sure if you thought I was telling C.A. the good news so have done so.

I have two very heavy small squarish cases of yours from Eliot here. He said they were very valuable. If you want to see them or me to do anything with them just say so. — Our char is “burying her mother in law” (I presume not with her own hands or spade!) on Monday morning so unless I know you want to come to look at them or do anything else before 6 pm. I shan’t be here, I will be if you do with very great pleasure. Perhaps you know I feel shy and find it difficult to say what I think, but really I am so very glad I was able to do anything for you and can’t say how much it means to have you trying to thank me, it wasn’t because I don’t like it that I tried to stop you. Oh, my dear I am so glad you are out, and now you must just stay there. C.A. and I will be perfect Solomons and warn you of possible pitfalls! Shocking and vulgar alliteration but I’m quite reckless at the moment. You know it will always be lovely to see you here don’t you?

Do hope P. will be with you at T.H. though it would be v trying (please with your usual brightness read the report meaning into that sentence). This evening was heavenly, I hope you didn’t think it too many people.

Yours ever
Gladys