BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, 5 JULY 1919
BRACERS 19499. ALS. McMaster
Edited by S. Turcon. Reviewed by K. Blackwell

<West Lulworth>
<letterhead>
70, Overstrand Mansions,
Prince of Wales Road,
Battersea, S.W.1^, 2
5 July 1919

My Darling Love

Your letter of Thursday reached me today — I feel as if some of mine had not reached you — I have written every day, to the Attic.3 I am now hoping for a telegram from you — I can come up Thursday, in which case I arrive Waterloo 6.15. If I come Friday, I shall arrive Waterloo 1.20. I will come whichever you choose. It would be lovely if you could meet me. I gather from your letter4 that you don’t want to leave London at present — I hope that isn’t the case but if it is I will stay a week if you can have me.

Dear One, it is so beautiful here5 — I walked alone in the twilight last night, and the beauty made me ache, and I did long for you. It was a pain, I wanted you so much — The sea and coast are wonderful — we work in the morning, then walk and bathe — This is a perfect place and I love it.

You tell me no word of your plans or prospects — I want to know —

Goodbye sweet love — I will add a line on plans at the P.O. if there is a telegram. All my heart longs for you Dearest —

B.

Sunday

Your wire came too late for last night’s post —  Now I have your dear dear letter — You had not told me one syllable about work-plans — I have nothing to tell as our days are uniform and quiet — I will come Thursday, Waterloo 6.15, and stay any time up to a week if you can stay at Bury Str.6 and can’t come away — I will try to help you Dearest — but it is hard, missing all this time — the beauty here just hurts because you are not with me — Heart’s Life, I long for you —

Post going — Goodbye Beloved — Bless you for your letter —

B

Ashford7 rooms are engaged one week from July 12. If you can’t go, please wire Mrs Woodhouse.8

• 1

  [document] Document 200487.

• 2

  [envelope] The Lady Constance Malleson | 6 Mecklenburgh Square | London W.C.1. Pmk: WEST LULWORTH | 6 JY | 19

• 3

  the Attic The flat at no. 6 Mecklenburgh Square rented by Colette and her husband, Miles, who no longer lived there.

• 4

  your letter Not extant.

• 5

  here Newlands Farm in West Lulworth.

• 6

  Bury Str. BR’s flat, 34 Russell Chambers. Colette had been living there — BR lived elsewhere — and she had now returned to her previous flat.

• 7

  Ashford Colette and BR vacationed in a house, The Avenue, located there. For information, see BRACERS 19217, n.4.

• 8

  Mrs Woodhouse Mrs. Agnes Woodhouse, owner of the house, The Avenue.