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Hôtel de Noailles, Marseille - Hopes to meet in Paris in October; it is very hot and stuffy, envies them in Switzerland.

Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Refers to her story of reconciling with Marett [after the Frazer Lectures volume disagreement] and being on good terms with Elliot Smith as well; mentions an article by an admirer, Vincent de Peretti in the Corsican newspaper. Accompanied by the envelope.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - He has a great estimation of the Drapers' Guild.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 15 Feb., he thanks her for the Frazer Bibliography and 'La crainte des morts; is also reading Paul Valéry; in the letter of 18 Mar. he mentions the procession of [Notre Dame de] la Miséricorde going on that day and is happy to hear they are back in Britain, knows things will get better as they adjust to the new ways of doing things; in the letter of 10 Apr., he recounts a visit to the town where his parents lived and has his brother-in-law visiting for a week; later that month he comments that he is ashamed of his work compared to her active life and notes it is a pity that their trip to Glasgow is complicated by [Sir James] Macfarlane's absence; is happy to hear of their return to Cambridge (4 June); later that month he thanks her for her letter full of details of Berne and admires the second volume of ['Worship of the] Dead'.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In his letter of 19 Nov. he has received 'Aftermath' and marvels how quickly it arrived; reacts to news of her trip with such a chauffeur as she described; she is made for London or Paris, as he is a farmer, ‘je vous admire davantage et je n’ose plus rien vous dire’; is happy to hear that Sir James is working on an addition to 'Totemism'. In his letter of 24 Nov., he thanks her for the Somerset cream, which would be impossible to make in Corsica.

54 Cours Napoléon Ajaccio (Corse) - Has been imagining that he is at Sir James's birthday party; writes about the usage of 'sureau'; is sending his notes on the translation of 'Crainte I'; suggests they avoid the crowds of the Exposition when they go to Paris; Madame de Pange will also give assistance.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Thanks her for her letters full of news; is glad the Irish servant is there so that Frazer can focus on 'Totemism'; mentions the Queen Mary medal [given to Frazer on his birthday?]; refers to a situation relating to Père Gorce that she solved; he went on a trip to the convent of Corbara, the retreat of Père Didon, remembers his friend Msgr Mignot, the archbishop of Albi, who rid the Catholic Church of pagan traditions; tells Lilly she would have been a good ambassador to the Vatican.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Describes the fête of the Miséricorde; he has had to make a lot of corrections to a local journal which was proposing to print some cartographic maps; has been sent an article on Moors in Corsica by Charles de Giafferi; has sent his congratulations to the Director of the Fitzwilliam [Louis Colville Gray Clarke]; mentions their situation living in Grantchester, knows she is busy looking after things while Sir James works; it must be an enjoyable annoyance having so many presents; asks about names, if Louis sounds more chic than Lewis.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Thanks her for the magazines [about the coronation]; searches in vain for the text to a song about the Emperor who left Barcelona under the command of Don André, the Duke Doria.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Are being visited by the daughter of the Rouen industrialist M. Grassin-Delyle, who is also the niece of the collector [Louis] Deglatigny; has sent to [André] Berthelot some supporting documentation for the measurements and calculations.

[Letterhead of 54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse] de Cannelle d'Orcino - Has received 'Totemica' and is making his way through it with the aid of a dictionary; has received the brochure for 'Anthologia Anthropologica'.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio (Corse) - Thanks her for her happy letter; tells her it was Campana who was Consul général in London when they went to lunch with M. de Fleuriau; suggests she photograph the drawing of Sir James and send it to her friends; rejoices in the success of the books 'Pasha the Pom' and the first volume of the 'Anthologia Anthropologica'; is happy she let him send his reminiscences to [Sir Joseph John?] Thomson and to [Robert Ranulph?] Marett; has sent Catherine [Giamarchi] her note.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Thanks her for the package of presents, Catherine [Giamarchi, his niece] and the children were pleased. Accompanied by the envelope.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is happy to hear good news from the Frazers; approves of [Henry] Balfour's description of Frazer[?] as le 'Maître Tisserand'; refers to the interconnectedness of blood relations in Corsica; refers to the Frazers' relative who has been appointed Archbishop of Bombay [Thomas d'Esterre Roberts]; is sorry to hear of Marett's accident.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is sorry she is having troubles with the publication of ['Anthologia Anthropologica']; is glad that 'Pasha the Pom' is going so well; says there are French authors for whom publication in the United States is worth more than in Paris.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Dorothy Godfrey has given him news of them; has had a letter from Mrs Kerr, who is coming to stay for the month of May at the house belonging to Sir Warden Chilcott, is not coming with Admiral Kerr; describes an unexpected visit from M. Boillot.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Thinks her letter of the 14th was too modest; thinks Macmillan got what he deserved; urges her to go to Cambridge to assist at the inauguration of the Chair of Anthropology; is looking forward to Mrs Kerr's visit; has been head of a committee for the erection of a monument to Napoléon; encloses a photograph in which he is in a group standing in front of the statue. Accompanied by a photographic postcard, and an envelope addressed to Lady Frazer, Grosvenor Hotel, London.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is pleased that the University of Athens has honoured Sir James, wishes they were going and that he could have accompanied them.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is glad to hear that she is resting. André Berthelot has died of an embolism, which will make the publication on the book difficult as he is not in Paris. Is pleased to hear of the useful assistant they have in [J. D.] Ashman; thanks her for the study of metrology by [David] Davidson, will take it to Cannelle.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Discusses the situation, pointing out that the Corsicans are not showing much sense: they admire [Neville] Chamberlain but don't seem capable of imitating him, they could not stop people from stoning the Italian Consulate, fears they will channel their anger at some poor Italian who has nothing to do with the ideas of his leaders.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Wishes her a happy new year.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is happy to hear of the devotion of Aschman [J. D. Ashman]; thanks her for the books and for the copy of the 'Post'; thinks rest frightens her; [Albert] Rivaud will be happy to hear from her; Rivaud had begun a course on 'The Sacrifice' when he was appointed to edit the Leibnitz manuscripts.

[Stationery of 54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse] de Cannelle d’Orcino – Thanks her for her letter, finds their set up is similar to his, describes his room and view of la Cinarca; will return to Ajaccio on 1 October, and will be there for 3 years if necessary, but hopes that they will not need to go so far to end what is happening.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Is Chef du Centre de Corse and is directly in touch with Paris, is lucky in his colleagues, and he finds himself out of the isolation of the previous ten years; the post is being delayed by the war, but notes that books he has been seeking for a long time are being brought out of their hiding places by the war. Accompanied by an envelope addressed to Lady Frazer, Trinity College, and readdressed to Lady Frazer, 7 Causewayside, Cambridge.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 21 Apr., reacts to the death of Herbert Fisher; his cousin Thadée Gabrielli had just died when he had the news of the death of another cousin, Laure Arène. In the letter of 1 May, he thanks her for the cutting about Herbert Fisher, and muses that his letter with his good wishes and hers would have been one of the last he read.

[Letterhead of 54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse], Olim Hotel Bedford, 17 rue de l'Arcade - Says that it is there [at the Olim Hotel Bedford] that he met her and his life was enriched; is happy that things are going well; refers to [Herbert] Fisher's horrible accident.

The Rookery, Seaview, I. of W. - Is sorry she cannot join them due to illness, will look to invite them another time when the Préfet [François Ceccaldi?] is with them.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - Has received the 'Native Races of Africa' and admires it; Macmillan could not have done better.