BRACERS Record Detail for 19596
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"Hotel des Deux Villes" "Friday" "Wittgenstein has arrived—just the same as ever—it is a great joy to see him—he is so full of logic that I can hardly get him to talk about anything personal. He is very affectionate, and if anything a little more sane than before the war. He came before I was up, and hammered at my door till I woke. Since then he has talked logic without ceasing for 4 hours, but is now gone to tell the police he is here—I find he goes on the 18th so I shall go then too, and get home on the 19th—12.40 at Liverpool Street—two days earlier than I said before."
BR TO CONSTANCE MALLESON, [12 DEC. 1919]
BRACERS 19596. ALS. McMaster. SLBR 2: #333
Edited by S. Turcon and N. Griffin. Reviewed by K. Blackwell
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La Haye.1, 2
Friday3
My dearest Darling
I got a letter from you here last night and another4 at the P.O. this morning — dear letters — thank you for them my Beloved — Wittgenstein5 has arrived — just the same as ever — it is a great joy to see him — he is so full of logic that I can hardly get him to talk about anything personal — He is very affectionate, and if anything a little more sane than before the war. He came before I was up, and hammered at my door till I woke. Since then he has talked logic without ceasing for 4 hours, but is now gone to tell the police he is here — I find he goes on the 18th so I shall go then too, and get home on the 19th — 12.40 at Liverpool Street — two days earlier than I said before.6 So if you and C.A.7 are willing we can go to Lynton on the 20th — I should prefer it if it is feasible — Let me know what you and he decide.
My Heart’s Life, I love you with all my soul — it will be divine being with you at Lynton — You are my Heart’s Comrade,8 unalterably, for ever and ever. Goodbye my precious treasure —
B.
I can’t think of anything I want for Xmas — I wonder what you would like?
<On the verso of the envelope:> No telegram discoverable
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[document] Document 200586.
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[envelope] The Lady Constance Mal[leson] | 6 Mecklenburgh Square | London W.C.1 | England. Pmk: S’GRAVENSHAGE | S–4N | 12 XII | 1919. The stamp was torn off with part of Colette’s last name.
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[date] The date is taken from the envelope’s postmark.
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a letter from you here last night and another Her letter of 9 December (BRACERS 113180) is the only extant letter.
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Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), eminent philosopher and former student of BR’s.
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two days earlier than I said before For some reason these dates did not work out. BR left on the 20th. He and Colette planned to spend Christmas at Lynton with Clifford Allen, as they had the year before.
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C.A. (Reginald) Clifford Allen (1889–1939). For information on him, see BRACERS 19046, n.7.
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Heart’s Comrade For information on the use of this term, see BRACERS 19145, n.12.
