BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [26 OCT. 1918]
BRACERS 19380. AL. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

<Abinger Common>
Sat mg.1^, 2

My dear dear Love

Your letter this morning still tells no more than your wire except that the Dr. is pleased3 with you, which I am glad of. I was anxious about that. — I feel a great deal of unhappiness in your letter — it is different from the letters before —

My jealousy shall not rob you of the joy of life, or destroy the freedom and happiness of our love — Time accustoms me gradually to new ways of feeling. There was much besides simple jealousy in what I felt lately. But the last moment by the Cove at Lulworth4 started a new frame of mind which will make things easier on future occasions I think. Meanwhile, I love you with infinite tenderness, and with a terrible feeling that I have made myself powerless to bring you comfort — I hope that will not be for long.a

• 1

  [document] Document 200370. The sheet is missing the bottom half, including any signature.

• 2

  [date] The date has been assigned by the archivist based on other surrounding letters.

• 3

  the Dr. is pleased What was wrong with Colette is not known; her letters are not extant for this period. She had the flu in February.

• 4

  Lulworth BR and Colette had been together at Lulworth Cove, Dorset, from 16 to 19 October 1918.

Textual Notes

• a

  long. The lower part of the page has been cut off.