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G[reat] Malvern. - Is 'flattered' that Bob sent him some of his work ["From the Shiffolds"], and much enjoyed reading the poems; perhaps liked the first best. Bob was ill last time he saw him; hopes he has no recovered from the accident, and that Bessie is well. Daniel is in Italy, and Ralph in the Netherlands. He is returning from Wiltshire to a government department, where he 'write[s] film scripts for the R.A.F'.

Poem, "The Poet Laments his Trade", presumably by Waley, on the back on the letter, complete with footnotes.

10 Pelham Place, S.W.7. - Kind of Bob to have remembered them with his collection of poems ["From the Shiffolds"]; particularly liked the one about a rock pool. Margaret sends love to both Trevelyans; she also much enjoyed the poems. Is at Malvern 'making films on how to destroy the universe in the shortest time by turning knobs'; this is 'an amiable and useful employment', but it is 'annoying' to be a hundred miles from Margaret in London, especially as Isabel is currently spending her holidays there. Ralph is in the army at Karachi, and is married; Daniel is also married, and back at King' [College, Cambridge]. He himself travels between Malvern and London every weekend. Has not seen John Luce since he returned, but saw Gordon and Tee Tee recently at Gloucester, who 'seem very vague as to when they will get back to Burma'. Likes to 'reciprocate in kind' for poetry, and has 'composed one for the occasion called "The Mad Physicist", which he copies out.

They enjoyed Bob's poems ["From the Shiffolds"] 'so much!' and tell him to 'make it an annual event'. Hear he may be in Florence in the spring; [their son] Daniel and his wife intend to spend six months working in Italy then, and Margaret hopes to visit; tells him to let them have his address there before he leaves.