BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [24 FEB. 1918]
BRACERS 19296. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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Sunday1^, 2^, 3

My Beloved

It will be a joy to see you tomorrow — I have missed you4 unspeakablya — I will read you anything you like — If you want me to bring a book, get Miles5 to let me know —

I am out to lunch, to meet Litvinov6 — then I have a meeting7 to discuss steps toward peace — I shall be free by 4 or soon after — All morning I shall be here dictating to Miss Kyle8 — I dine with E N Bennett9 —

Let me be with you as much of 4 to 7 as is good for you — I am sorry seeing M.10 tired you — was it his business affairs that were worrying —

Goodnight my dearest Darling. My heart is yours. I am glad you are better —

B

• 1

  [document] Document 200284.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | 6 Mecklenburgh Square | W.C.1. Pmk: LONDON WC | 1.15 AM | 25 FEB

• 3

  [date] Colette wrote “24 Feb 1918” on the letter.

• 4

  I have missed you Colette had been ill with influenza.

• 5

  Miles Miles Malleson (1888–1969), Colette’s husband. For information on him, see BRACERS 19046, n.4.

• 6

  Litvinov Maxim Litvinov (1876–1951), Soviet government representative in Britain. Later in the year he would be arrested by the British Government and ended up in Brixton Prison at the same time that BR was there.

• 7

  a meeting No public meeting is known.

• 8

  Miss Kyle Eva Kyle. She typed Roads to Freedom, which BR dictated to her.

• 9

  E N Bennett Capt. E.N. Bennett was a member of the Union of Democratic Control.

• 10

  M. BR always referred to Maurice Elvey (1887–1967), the film director, using his first name “Maurice”, so it is not likely the reference is to him. Her letters for this time period are not extant in any form.

Textual Notes

• a

  unspeakably Underlined six times.