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The Shiffolds, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking. - Glad she is safely back in England, and did not mind the 'stormy passage'; sends thanks to his father for his last letter [12/122] and for 'returning the papers' [about the will of Florence Cacciola Trevelyan]. As far as he knows there have been no recent developments there; the next thing is to get the will proved. Bessie is just going to stay with the 'Dakynses' at Haslemere: Mrs Dakyns died 'quite suddenly' last week; Robert cannot go today but will do later.

Donald Tovey is coming tomorrow for four or five days; they will go together to the Joachim memorial concert at Queen's Hall on Thursday 23rd. Bessie and Paul are 'very well'. The weather changed yesterday; today is 'rather warm and misty'.

Higher Coombe, Haslemere. - Sending congratulations to Trevelyan on the birth of their son Paul. Henry and Winifred [her son and his wife] are here and also send best wishes. Sends love to Bessie; is very glad to 'think of her happiness'; hopes that she and Paul will 'get on excellently always'.

Refers to her 'nice long letter', which he received two weeks previously, and sends on the thanks of Maggie and Frances [his wife and daughter] for all Nora's good wishes and for the pleasure her letter gave them. Hopes that she is well, and remarks that from her description of her life it seems to him that she is comfortable. Remarks also on the 'solemn and momentous incidents' that have occurred since she wrote to him, including [the deaths of] Creighton, Frederick Myers and the Queen. Adds that they all agree that her brother [Arthur Balfour]'s words 'were the noblest of all' [in relation to the Queen's death.]

Says that he is going to get a new map of Egypt [where Nora is travelling?], so that they 'may sit on that high place and see those sunsets - and the line of the mighty river and the E[ ] plain and the distant mountains.' States that he is also going soon to Oxford when Arthur [Sidgwick] 'has settled down and is ready' for him; wishes that 'something [could] be done to release [Arthur] from some of his work'. Wishes he knew what Henry would have advised him to do. Refers to the explanatory note on the numbers of Henry's letters, which he sends on a separate page [included].

Hopes that Nora is well. Reports on the weather at Haslemere, and on the nesting of the birds. Refers to two of Henry's comments 'on two "Initial [Society]" notes started by H.W. Eve', which he encloses [not included]. States that Eve sent him the series a few days previously, and that he [Dakyns] thought that Henry's comments were interesting in themselves.

Has not yet had his 'long talked of meeting with Arthur', but expects to be summoned by him to Oxford in the near future. Announces that he is going up to Cambridge for a Memorial [for Henry] meeting the following Tuesday, and puts forward two proposals as to the type of memorial; one being 'a lectureship in Moral Science to be called the Sidgwick Lectureship', and the other ' a studentship in Philosophy... open to men and women to be given every second or third year as the income of the fund may permit'. Expects that the Peiles will know Nora's own feelings on the subject. Adds that Miss [Jane?] Harrison will not be there, as she has set off the previous day for Rome, after which she plans to go on to Athens, and hopes that Dakyns would join her 'in a Cretan expedition' in about a month.

Discusses his wish to travel. Refers to Gilbert Murray, who lives close by Dakyns, 'with his verse translations of the Hippolytus of Euripides and his Greek [ ] readings of Shelley's Helios'. Refers also to Egypt, where he wishes he could take his son Arthur; states that they would then go to Luxor, where they would see Nora, and know that she is well. Sends Maggie and Frances [his wife and daughter]'s love.

Announces that her letter has arrived, and that he has passed it on to [his son] Roche. Thinks that Roche will prefer his father to keep his letters for him, as he has very little space in his 'little farmstead at the foot of Snowdon'. Undertakes to write to Nora to tell her what Roche wishes to do. Announces that '[t]he Book' [Henry Sidgwick: a Memoir] arrived by the early post, and describes it as 'beautiful - both inside and out'; refers to the photographs. Expresses his gratitude to her for it. Reports that Rose Jackson is there [at Haslemere], 'talking to Maggie who is reclining on the sofa....', and sends the latter's love to Nora.

Thanks her for the pleasant visit he had to Newnham. Remarks on the rapport that exists 'in the spiritual atmosphere of Cambridge'. Reports that he is staying with F.C. Hodgson [in Twickenham], and that the Dakynses are also there; the [J.B?.] Mayors and Tawney came to lunch the previous day. There was much conversation about Henry Sidgwick: A Memoir, and refers to some of the comments made about it. States that none of them had seen the review of the book in the previous week's Academy. [Graham] Dakyns spoke to him about 'McTaggart's book, which he had read with great pleasure.' Reports that he was very busy up to the previous Tuesday evening 'preparing a lecture on the emperor Justinian'.