BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [21 FEB. 1919]
BRACERS 19436. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

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Friday aftn.1^, 2^, 3

My lovely Darling

Your dear little letter4 has just reached me as I got back from lunching with the Charles Trevelyans.5 You are so dear and kind, my Cherub — bless you — My work keeps on going well.

Allen6 is very much better and we are not at all anxious about him now. He will stay in bed some days longer and then go either to Coldharbour or (more probably) to Torquay. Gladys7 is staying here till he goes: and Catherine8 comes for the day. I talked to Miss Bolton9 about the difficulties of going abroad, and she seemed to agree they were very serious. — Tonight I dine with the Sangers10 — Charles Trevy had nothing interesting to say.

Beloved I hope you will have a nice time at Brighton11 — and I hope when the spring comes your nerves will get better. All my love, my dear one.

B.

• 1

  [document] Document 200426.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | c/o Priscilla Countess Annesley | Royal Albion Hotel | Brighton. Pmk: 5.45 PM | 21 FEB 19

• 3

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

• 4

  dear little letter Her letter of 21 February 1919 (BRACERS 113175).

• 5

  Charles Trevelyans C.P. (Charles Philips) Trevelyan (1870–1958), politician and his wife Mary (Molly) Katharine Bell (1881–1966).

• 6

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

• 7

  Gladys Gladys W. Rinder (1882–1965). For information on her, see BRACERS 19044, n.5.

• 8

  Catherine Catherine Marshall (1880–1961). For information on her, see BRACERS 19043, n.5.

• 9

  Miss Bolton Unidentified.

• 10

  the Sangers Charles Percy Sanger (1871–1930), a long-time friend of BR’s from Cambridge and his wife Dora (1865–1955). Sanger was a lawyer who taught occasionally at the London School of Economics.

• 11

  at Brighton Colette had gone to the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton with her mother.