BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [27 NOV. 1916]
BRACERS 19081. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

<London?>
Monday aftn.1^, 2

My Beloved

Your letter3 to B’ham reached me this morning, and was lovely to get when I woke. What a heavenly day we had yesterday — I loved every moment. I do love all your dear little ways — they are all so full of love, they make me happy all through and through, and warm in my heart. Dear one, I love you from the depths of my being.

I have started thinking about what I am to write for America4 — it will absorb me this week rather — I must get immersed in it. I expect to have it finished by the end of the week. I go to Garsington5 for Sunday. I think I mustn’t come for a evening this week — if I do, I shall get too tired to write well. I wish my energies were more unlimited.

I have heard nothing further from C.E.M.6 I wrote to Allen7 last night and then went straight to sleep.

Do write to me as much as you can — your letters are such an infinite joy and I hate feeling you are so near and not going to you.

Goodbye my lovely dear. A thousand thousand kisses and all my heart.

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200049.

• 2

  [date] Colette wrote “27 Nov. 1916” on the letter.

• 3

  Your letter Of 27 November 1916, which must have been written on the 26th (BRACERS 112968).

• 4

  what I am to write for America Since no other article for America is known at this time, this must be “For Conscience Sake”, published in The Independent, New York (B&R C17.03; 6 in Papers 14). On 3 December 1916 he finished the article (BRACERS 19083). In “What I am to write for America”, BR may have included his “Open Letter to President Wilson” (B&R C16.31; 2 in Papers 14).

• 5

  Garsington Garsington Manor, near Oxford, country home of Lady Ottoline and Philip Morrell.

• 6

  C.E.M. Catherine Marshall (1880–1961). For further information on Marshall, see BRACERS 19043, n.5.

• 7

  Allen (Reginald) Clifford Allen (1889–1939). For further information on Allen, see BRACERS 19046, n.7.