BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [19 AUG. 1917]
BRACERS 19193. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

<London>
Sunday night.1^, 2^, 3

My Beloved

I keep on wondering what you are doing and thinking and feeling. I hope you are really happy and that Miles4 is enjoying the days with you — I do miss you so dreadfully my Darling — life seems so pointless without you — I long for you every moment. It seems a hundred years since we parted at Shrewsbury5 — It is odd, I find myself longing to go back to philosophy — full of ideas about it — feeling I could settle down and do excellent work at it if you were with me enough — O my heart, I love you, I love you, I love you — You are my life and my joy and the very breath of my being. It is dreadful how much I depend on you — Without you I should just fade away — My loved one, it was a happy and wonderful time — I long for you to be back — Post going — Goodnight my sweet Angel —

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200173.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | c/o Mrs Marshall | Hawse End | Reswick. Pmk: LONDON.W.C | 1.15 AM | 20 AUG 17b

• 3

  [date] Colette wrote “19 August 1917” on the letter.

• 4

  Miles Miles Malleson, Colette’s husband. For further information on him, see BRACERS 19046, n.4.

• 5

  parted at Shrewsbury On 17 August 1917, after their idyllic vacation together.