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5 Sloane Court, London, S.W.3. - Trevelyan is very kind to always remember her 'Christmas card' "From the Shiffolds". 'Particularly enjoyed this year's', since the story of Persephone [told in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which Trevelyan translates] was one of her 'very earliest loves', though as a child she was sure the flower Persephone picked was not narcissus but lords and ladies, due to its 'curious look & sinister spotted leaves'; never picked them 'in case the legend might be repeated in Hampshire!'. Is publishing a book herself this year ["River Diary"]; comments on how 'slow publishers are'. She and her husband send best New Year's wishes.

5 Sloane Court, London, S.W.3. - Looks forward every year to the new poems "From the Shiffolds", and is 'never disappointed'; thanks Trevelyan for what is both a 'permanent and a recurring pleasure'. Hopes they will meet this year; meanwhile best wishes from John [her husband] and herself.

5 Sloane Court, London, S.W.3. - Thanks Trevelyan for his translations, which both enjoyed; she particularly liked the Sophocles ["Oedipus at Colonus"]. Wonders if Trevelyan knew her grandfather, A. J. Butler, writer of "Sport in Classic Times" and his Greek translations, "Amaranth and Asphodel". They rang Irene [Cooper Willis?] up recently, who said she would bring Trevelyan for supper after Christmas; will ring again to arrange a day. Hopes Trevelyan's son's exhibition at the Lefevre has gone well.