The White Gates. - They are happy that Bessie is home again, her 'courage rewarded'; she must 'feel so satisfied at having got through so brilliantly'. Hopes she will have a 'satisfactory report of Mrs [Alice] Elms'; her own cook has fallen and broken her arm, and will be away for six weeks, luckily they have a 'substitute'. Returns Mrs Löwenbach's letter; was glad to see it as they have heard from her 'but not at so much length'. Believes it will be hard to persuade her to stay with them, as she will be 'so scrupulous', but hopes to see her as she remembers her as being 'very attractive'. They expect a visit from 'Bob de Ropp and his Eileen on Monday'. Notes in a postscript that 'work for LHMC [Leith Hill Music Competition]' is 'in full swing'.
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The White Gates, Dorking. - '[V]ery dear' of Bessy to write; wishes she could hear [his new 5th Symphony, to be performed that evening at the Albert Hall]; it is 'very quiet & not at all like the one before'. Thinks [Hubert] Foss did 'an almost impossible job very well'. They have had 'happy letters' from the Löwenbachs, who are in New York; [Jan] is 'quite well again', and writing for a Czech newspaper published there.