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Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Gives her address at North Queens Ferry, Fife, where she is going tomorrow morning; asks if Bessie could let her know that D. [Donald Tovey] is all right again. Plans to go from there on Sunday 24th to see Lord Lamington, then will be in London with Miss [Eliza?] Wallace or at Northlands; has to look after her brother [Henry?]'s children so must return south. Is 'easily shaken these days' and would be glad to hear all is well. Hopes Donald got his music in good time.

Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Their 'little Peggie' [her brother's daughter] died this morning; perhaps Donald [Tovey] has telegraphed. Thanks Bessie for her care of him; he has returned 'just himself' and she now believes he will finish 'his great work' ["The Bride of Dionysus"?]. Great woe about Peggie's death. Donald is just starting for Aachen; they follow in a few days.

Northlands, Englefield Green, Surrey. - Is writing in case Donald [Tovey] has not done so to say that he cannot now come to the Trevelyans; he is going to Wales today to see his 'delightful Aunt [Anna Walter Thomas], then will travel with Sophie Weisse to Germany where he will see [Fritz] Steinbach at Cologne and the Buschs [Adolf and Fritz] at Mainz before playing in Vienna on 8 Jan. Hopes to see him for Christmas at Marburg, where she will be with Henry (her brother) and his family for 'their sad holiday [after the death earlier in the year of Henry's daughter Peggie?]'. Thinks the travelling is good for Donald; he is 'already better', working on a concerto grosso for string orchestra with 'the opera ["The Bride of Dionysus"] in the background, and his playing is 'in perfect order; he played the [Beethoven] Waldstein Sonata 'superbly' last night. Hopes they will both return by 15 Jan; hopes the Trevelyans will then come and spend a night or two with them, when Lady Hely Hutchinson and her children Natalie and Victor will be staying. They have just had Molly and Desmond MacCarthy there, whom she 'love[s] very much'. Will send 'another music picture book' for Julian.