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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Asks him to lend his Baedeker for Sicily to her father. Is sorry he was unhappy about his speech; everyone else thought it good. Invites him to lunch or tea.

(Dated Tuesday.)

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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
Tuesday

I wonder whether you still have in your possession your Sicilian Baedeker! If you have will you lend it to my father who is going there soonish. He is of an economical turn of mind and doesnt like the idea of getting a new one. Strange old fellow.

I am so sorry you were unhappy about your speech. Because everyone else really did think it good. The P.M. Margot etc, but of course if you were not satisfied about it, the fact that other people thought it good is not much comfort.

Do come here one day, tea lateish Friday, I mean about 6 or if you’d rather, lunch, not Thursday. I hate lunch, but possibly its your easiest moment. How wonderful the Prime was

Yrs
Venetia Stanley

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Black-edged paper.

Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire.—Discusses arrangements for Montagu's visit to Penrhôs. Has been in bed with jaundice.

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Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire
Sept 26th 1911

My dear Mr Montagu

Oct 20th suits excellently for Penrhos, Mother tells me she has written to ask you what day you are coming already, but I’ve told her you are coming on the day you suggest.

I am getting very bored by being ill, and require as much sympathy, and as many condolences as any one you can think of. I’ve been in bed solidly ever since I last wrote to you, about 10 days which is very long. Specially as I {1} havent been really ill at all, only ridiculous and hideous with jaundice. It’s such an absurd disease, no one feels the slightest anxiety lest a turn for the worse should land one in the grave. At last I am nearly well tho’ and many perhaps (unlikely) go to Archerfield next week. It has been a bore missing all this week there.

Nothing happens here, the house is almost deserted. By the way Penrhos will contain literally only Arthur, his wife Mother Father and me. I just warn you. I am counting the days till we go there. How I hope it will be fine and very windy.

Yrs
Venetia Stanley

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Written in pencil.

{1} There is a superfluous apostrophe here.

Penrhôs, Holyhead.—Discusses her birthday presents. They went for a picnic yesterday. Montagu is doing well, she thinks, despite what the newspapers say. They could not go prawning today, but bathed instead, and are about to go to Mill Island. Asks about his plans for Saturday and his news.

Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire.—Has told her father of their intention to marry on the 26th, and urges Montagu to procure the licence soon. Her father has put her fortune into settlement. Her mother will come up on Tuesday and stay the following week. Arranges to meet him for lunch and then go together to Folkestone. Commends her father’s behaviour.

(Dated Sunday.)

The British Hospital, Hotel Bellevue, Wimereux.—Has received his letter. Discusses the arrangements for her return to England, and her colleagues’ reactions to the news of her engagement. Discusses the date of the wedding and asks whether he has heard from her father. Has started reading Joseph’s book.

(Dated Tuesday.)

[The British Hospital, Wimereux, and by the sea.]—(2nd.) Pamela has written urging her to come home and look after Montagu, and informing her of Violet and Bongie’s engagement.—(3rd.) Discusses her feelings at the prospect of going home. She dined last night with Hunter, who has been very kind, as has Capel. Pamela has doubts about the proposed journey to Russia. Asks whether he has communicated with her father.

Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire.—Asks how is feeling after his Budget speech. Is spending two quiet days with her family. Her father says that Arnold is not to be invited again.

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Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire
Thursday 27th July 1911

My dear Mr Montagu

Are nt you glad its over, specially as after all your doubts and misgivings it has been a success {1}. Were you miserable the whole time you were speaking or was it rather fun.

I came here yesterday as I had meant to and have got 2 peaceful days with my family in front of me. You would have been very much amused if you could have heard the very uncompromising and Roman line which my father took up about Arnold. He said “I wish it to be clearly understood that Arnold is never to be asked here again” It made me rather regret not having dined with him on Wednesday after all. I stayed at Taplow instead.

I do hope nothing very wonderful and thrilling will happen when I am abroad, will you write me a graphic account if anything does?

Yrs
Venetia Stanley

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{1} The reference is to Montagu's speech in the Commons the previous day introducing the Indian Budget. See The Times, 27 July 1911, p. 8, and Hansard.

[The British Hospital, Wimereux.]—Responds to his description of her life when she returns to England [see B1/129]. Is thinking of telling her father that her stay in France has confirmed her decision to marry Montagu. Condoles with him on his illness and the general situation. Wonders what Violet’s attitude towards them will be now.

(Dated Tuesday.)

[The British Hospital, Wimereux.]—After going for a swim this morning with other nurses she went to Boulogne to meet Gilbert. Describes her attendance on a dying man. Discusses her reasons for staying at Wimereux. Sir Henry Norman is expected to set off [for England] tomorrow. Her father’s boycott is ‘pathetic’.