BRACERS Record Detail for 46927
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The initials "HB" appear at the top. Frank informs BR that the prohibited area ban has been lifted by General Cockerill. The first third of the letter is from Frank. He says that "this time E. will be made to write". Mrs. Hamilton is being asked to accompany Ottoline Morrell and himself on the visit of the 31st.
After Frank's signature are two paragraphs from Elizabeth. Elizabeth mentions Clifford Allen, Marshall, Wrinch, Demos, Miles Malleson, Professor Alexander, Dr. S., and E.E. Hunter.
Although not signed, this section contains a word that is written in Elizabeth's hand. It is "mesquin", in a message from Percy (Constance Malleson), entered separately as document .0779993a, record 116674.
Elizabeth mentions "D.J.", who is unidentified (possibly Doreen Joad?).
FRANK AND ELIZABETH RUSSELL TO BR, 19 JULY 1918
BRACERS 46927. TLS. McMaster
Proofread by K. Blackwell
19 July 1918.
My dear Bertie,
I have one piece of very good news for you this morning. General Cockerill has written to me to inform me that the Order against you has been withdrawn, and you are therefore now at liberty to enter any Prohibited area subject to the temporary restrictions on your movements on your prison warrant of commitment. I have asked Captain Haynes to be so good as to show you the original letter. I have not heard from Sir George Cave yet, and will stir him up if I do not hear soon.
I have written to Mrs. Hamilton to accompany Lady Ottoline and me on the 31st. You will see what excellent results the French have achieved. — Miss Wrinch had your MS yesterday, and Lady C. had the philosophical work. I have no news for you of any sort or kind being entirely absorbed in my commercial pursuits, but this time E. will be made to write. — Mrs. Hamilton has just written saying she cannot come, but I am pressing her.
Yours affectionately,
Russell
Mrs. Marshall says C.A. and C.E.M. are really improving but quite unfit for work at present. I had a letter from him on Wednesday demanding ! full particulars of everything anyone had been able to do for you, he is longing to take some share himself. — I so much enjoyed your comment on Canning. — Miss Wrinch found the Pitt extract very comforting. Yesterday I discovered her with Demos and many Bibles in which they were searching for St. Paul’s statements on the “natural man”, without any success. They thought it would help them in their study of the nature of emotion. They wanted you so badly; they say they are making great progress. We had an impromptu party on Tuesday, C. came for a picnic meal, and Miles and Dorothy W. dropped in, and we all became most frivolous. — Dorothy and I lunched with Mrs. Hamilton yesterday, they both love Professor Alexander, among other philosophers so it was very successful. — The rains turned to a flood in Bermondsey, Dr. S. spent the evening up to his knees bailing out his Institute and E.E.H. discovered his slippers floating in 2 ft. of water in the sitting room at 3 a.m.!
Will ask Miss Kyle to send more books. D.J. looks so much better and fatter after holiday that I didn’t know her, particularly as she’s cut her hair short. Percy sends this message “It is a great thing that Lytton has done in desentimentalising Miss Nightingale. — His picture of her is ever so faintly reminiscent of C.E.M., but with good judgment and something really terrific inside; just that indispensable volcanic quality which seems to me to be absolutely necessary to really great achievement. The way Lytton brings out the gradual demand for expression of Manning’s mean ambitious side is a triumph of subtle observation. One can hardly quarrel with the book’s deliberate showing up of the mesquin side of these characters when their other side has I suppose been universally proclaimed, nevertheless, it leaves one saturated with ungenerosity. When I was a child Gordon was my great hero and I still have a sneaking admiration for the twisted, knobbly, pigheaded adventure of the man. End Percy. Best Wishes. End.
