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Thanks his mother for her letter. Gave Mr A[rnold] the 'photograph of G[eorgie?], and he 'liked it very much. Mr Arnold says that it will be 'very convenient' for her to come on Saturday the 30th [May?]. Hopes that 'Papa will soon get well, and Grandpapa [Sir Charles Trevelyan?] too'. Georgie is very well, but 'has a slight cold'. Asks his mother when Molly is coming. There was a thunderstorm this afternoon. Has 'hardly seen a single butterfly yet'. There is going to be a [cricket] match against Bracknell on Thursday, and soon one against Mortimer; has got a new bat, which is 'a beauty'; it 'drives like anything, and is very light'.

Sketch under the signature, showing two people standing opposite each other, perhaps fencing [?].

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Weather also 'vile' here; hopes it will clear before the shoot on Saturday. When the shooting party leaves, will get his book ["The American Revolution"] finished. Also thinks that the Lords will try to pass the Education Bill and the Trades Disputes Bill (which will be harder), and 'throw out the Plural Voting Bill' which will make a row. Doubts whether the Unionist leaders can prevent their men from voting against the government. Will be pleased to see Robert's poem. Macaulay thinks the "Rhesus" to be older than Euripides.

Asks if Julian and Ursula would mind if he [dedicated] his play "Fand" to them both [in his forthcoming "Collected Works"]; Julian will remember that it was acted at Boars Hill, Oxford, and Bob wanted him to paint a yew-tree for it but John Masefield preferred there to be no scenery. The previous play, the "Pearl Tree", is dedicated to [Hasan Shahid] Suhrawardy, and "Sulla" to Gordon Luce. Is dedicating his first book of poems ["Mallow and Asphodel"] to Bessie since he is not reprinting his first play ["Cecilia Gonzaga"], 'which was hers'. Hoping to see Julian on Saturday; Desmond [MacCarthy] should be there.

Downside Abbey, Stratton-on-the-Fosse, near Bath.—Hopes he is well, and that he will not have to return to Caracas. Invites him to visit. Asks whether he has seen Hamson yet.

I Tatti, Settignano, Florence. - First page begins with a list of passages or words from G.M. Trevelyan's "English Social History" which are unclear to Morra; the letter follows with an opening apology for sending them. Had a good journey back from England, arriving on Christmas Eve and finding B.B. [Berenson] and the household well; is going to Cortona tomorrow then on to Rome, where Trevelyan should send his reply. Was delighted to spend two days with the Trevelyans. They are expecting a visit at I Tatti, but Trevelyan must let them know when he plans to come, as they may be moving in the spring. Has been reading the "Journal" of Charles Du Bos for 1921-1923, which is fascinating, sometimes deep and sometimes exasperating; Trevelyan appears more than once.

2 Brook Street - HH has received another of WW's proof sheets [The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, Founded upon their History, 2 vols., 1840]: 'I still think there is a little too much of foreign cast given to the subject [Physiology]'. He agrees with WW that Muller's [Johann Muller] physiology is the best work, but in drawing exclusively from foreign writers WW will 'weaken the repute and claims of the English physiological school, especially with those who are fresh to the subject'.

56 Green Street - thanks him for his present

World Health Organization Study Group on Biologicals, 18–19 November 1986

Trinity College - WW sends RJ 'the first vol. of Wilks's India'. Coddington [Henry Coddington] 'who is a great admirer of yours was lamenting to me today that you had not invented names of your own for your various classes of rents instead of adopting names necessarily already laden with confusion and complexity'. WW thinks, however, that RJ should 'stick to historical names till it became inconvenient to keep them'. If RJ really wishes to begin printing immediately he will have to send WW some 'make-believe' manuscript of wages now: 'The Syndicate have got rules vey simple and reasonable and though they may not be of much real use it would be mere folly to incur spleen and perhaps rejection by asking them to violate their maxims for so assignable cause. The adoption of your second part will depend on the reputation of the first and not on what you send as a specimen'. WW is convinced that wages is more important than rent. His 'political economy paper is mighty swollen and I am rather pleased with it . In some parts Ricardo is wrong simply for want of a mathematical instrument of deduction'.

Peterborough Deanery. Marriage of Dr Vaughan, the reading of Thirlwall will have improved his chances in the English verse prize as the subject is "Pericles", advice for reading to improve H M Butler's Latin.

Song from the Founders' Dinner, 31 October 1953.
Song 'Ex scientia salus', for ?Founder's Dinner, October 1956.

difficulties with political work in a new place, finds teaching dull, feels her energy is wasted

Enclosing letter from the London Electricity Supply Co. to Lord Gainford on electricity supplies in the Saffron Walden area. With carbon copy of letter from R. A. Butler to Lord Gainford, 4 Oct. 1932.

Sends a requisition signed by 103 Liberal Unionists from Gloucester requesting Charles James Monk to represent them in the forthcoming election

With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,

Marham House, Downham Market. - Requests accommodation in College whilst spending a few days with his son.

8 Southwell Gardens. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton; notes that Lady Houghton's 'sweet letters' were a comfort when her father died.