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Enclosing a copy of a letter from Theodore Preston to John Preston.

Two cards in different hands.

54 Cours Napoléon, Ajaccio, Corse - In the letter of 15 Feb., he thanks her for the Frazer Bibliography and 'La crainte des morts; is also reading Paul Valéry; in the letter of 18 Mar. he mentions the procession of [Notre Dame de] la Miséricorde going on that day and is happy to hear they are back in Britain, knows things will get better as they adjust to the new ways of doing things; in the letter of 10 Apr., he recounts a visit to the town where his parents lived and has his brother-in-law visiting for a week; later that month he comments that he is ashamed of his work compared to her active life and notes it is a pity that their trip to Glasgow is complicated by [Sir James] Macfarlane's absence; is happy to hear of their return to Cambridge (4 June); later that month he thanks her for her letter full of details of Berne and admires the second volume of ['Worship of the] Dead'.

100, 102, 109: Written by or with the assistance of Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith.
101: 9 Aug. 1916, in the hand of Bernard Babington Smith.
103: 23 Jan. 1917, in the hand of Michael James Babington Smith
105: 14 Mar. 1918, enclosing a flower
106: [1918?], enclosing picture postcard
107: 7 Apr. 1918, with additional note from David Babington Smith to Henry Babington Smith
115: 18 Aug. 1921, with additional note from Lady Elisabeth Mary Babington Smith to Henry Babington Smith

Woodend - Offers sympathy in the death of Lilly's friend [Paul Hyacinthe] Loyson; congratulates them on their 25th wedding anniversary.