BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [10 DEC. 1918]
BRACERS 19397. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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The Manor House
Garsington
Oxford1^, 2
Tuesday3

My dearest Darling

It was a joy to get your little line this morning — such a very dear little line — It was good of you to write it.

You are in my thoughts every single moment — I keep wondering how you are, what you are doing, whether you are confronted by difficulties and problems — everything.

This time4 will soon be over now — it will be a blessing when it is.

Catherine5 was very friendly. She had nothing interesting to say. Everything here is as usual.

Bless you my dear Love — All my tender thoughts are with you —

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200387.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | 34 Russell Chambers | Bury Street | W.C.1. Pmk: GARSINGTON | 10 DE | 18 | OXFORD

• 3

  [date] The date is taken from the envelope’s postmark.

• 4

  This time Presumably the waiting time for her abortion operation.

• 5

  Catherine “Catherine” in BR’s letter of 21 Feb. 1919 is identified as Marshall. He often used to refer to her as “C.E.M.”, now changed to “Catherine”. In March 1919 Marshall seems on friendly terms with BR. The three were well acquainted since 1916. It seems unlikely, however, for her to be at Garsington. For information on Marshall, see BRACERS 19043, n.5.