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Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Donald [Tovey] has just come back from a day with Sir Walter Parratt; she will telegraph in the morning. Sir Walter would like Adila and Jelly [d'Arányi] to play in St George's [Chapel, Windsor] at the weekend, so they would like to keep them to stay at Northlands as long into next week as possible, for 'a quiet time and some chamber music'. Encourages the Trevelyans to come and stay as well, and to bring any other guest they might have; old Gräfin Zichy may be staying.

Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Knows what Bessie means about interruptions to work, but asks Bessie to get Bob 'to sacrifice a little this once' and come to Northlands on Sunday. Is worried about the Arányis: fears it will be Friday before Donald [Tovey] gets back from London and the girls must work with him. All four coming today; will try and keep them as long as she can; has 'rather an important engagement' for them in July. Bessie can be quiet as she likes at Northlands, and Bob and Donald can perhaps work [at the opera] between music making with the girls; unsure which day they are to play with Sir Walter [Parratt]. Wishes the pain in her leg and side would ease.

Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Originally enclosing [?] letters which are 'reassuring though very maddening'. One of 'the "poky prigs" is Sir Walter Parratt' who passed the offer to go to Vienna on to Donald [Tovey]'. Assures Bessie that, if she think's [Pablo] Casals' leter was cold then Donald's was 'icy in its egotism and priggishness and tactlessness'. If Casals does not give concerts in London on 'those very dates' [previously agreed for performances with Donald] it will be 'a miracle of generosity'; she agrees with Willy Strecker that Casals is the 'most aggrieved party', which she could prove from Donald's own letter to her; it is 'disgraceful that he should use such foul language of them [Casals and Suggia] now'. Knows what trouble Casals took to interest [Franz] Schalk in Donald. Wants Donald to be a good man, which does not simply consist in obeying the seventh commandment [do not commit adultery]; lists the virtues which he can lack: 'Industry, humility, loyalty, candour...' Pities Casals. Her brother [Henry] told her 'some of the lies Guilhermina [Suggia] had concocted about Donald'; cannot help admiring 'that young woman's invention'. In October, Donald 'nearly threw a dinner plate' at her and 'dashed out of the house' when she said something in Suggia's conduct when they were in Paris needed explaining. Is sorry and very disappointed about the concerts, as is Mr Strecker; does not know what is to be done. As Fanny Davies and 'every sensible person' said, the 'only answer to the esclandre [scandal]' was to keep to the Chelsea Concerts programme, and it is Donald alone who made that impossible. He will have to lose money and reputation this year. Is relieved he seems better; fancy him having 'two terrific quarrels in one year', she herself has never had one on her own account.