Item 137 - Letter from Henry Sidgwick to his mother

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Writes from 'a really very comfortable apartment' which he is renting for twenty francs a week. Reports that his hayfever is keeping itself 'at a respectful distance.' Describes Ostend as 'the dullest and unloveliest of resorts', but declares that it has 'a fine spacious promenade along the sea', and that the air is good. Reports that he stayed a day or two at Dover, 'but found it not so good.' States that he has 'just been up to the "Digue" and watched the moonlight on the breaking waves.' Asks her to send the enclosed [not included] on. States that he has asked the Porter to forward his letters to her, and asks her to open them, keep bills and circulars and to forward the letters to Ostend, or to Berlin, to which he intends going towards the end of the month. Asks her to tell Arthur 'to see "Home" at the Haymarket instead of "M.P.". Declares the latter to be 'almost too ridiculous.' Would like to know where he will be in August.