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Admiralty, Whitehall.—This weekend has made it difficult for her to continue writing to the Prime Minister as though nothing had happened, but she is anxious to keep them (Montagu and Asquith) both happy. Refers to her plan to go to Serbia. Suggests arrangements for meeting.

(Dated Sunday.)

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Alderley Park, Chelford, Cheshire
Sunday.

My darling (you’ll think this I suppose merely a sign that I’m an accommodating woman & ready to comply in small things if it makes you happier) What can I say to you after this short time that you’ve been gone. That I want you back fearfully. Yes I do. And I havent in my time written this to Bongie, the P.M. Raymond and half a dozen others. I suppose it ought not to be necessary for me even to have to affirm this, but I cant help feeling that this idea is often cross-ing your mind, you’ve said it so often, & I’ve always laughed at it as a joke and not minded you thinking it, but I do now.

I know quite well that I want you back again, and I’m only afraid that this feeling will pass. Do you understand me at all. I also know that this Sunday has made it very difficult for me to go on writing to the P.M as tho’ nothing had happened. Darling what am I to do, obviously what I ought to do would be to try & carry on as I’ve been doing, you’ve both been fairly happy under that régime, and as there can be no hard and fast rule of right & wrong and as I feel none of that that people call duty towards themselves, that would be the simplest plan. But are you both happy and can I make you so if I’m not and should I be now?

Then again when to tell him. Just before Newcastle {1}, oh no not then, then just after something else will turn up & if I’m ready to tell him then you (who are far the fonder of him of us two) will have scruples, & so we shall go on till in a short time you’ll loathe me. Why cant I marry you & yet go on making him happy, but you’d neither of you think that fun & I suppose my suggesting it or thinking it possible shows to you how peculiar I am emotionally. I wish to God I’d got a really well defined idea of right & wrong, but nothing that one does to oneself seems wrong and thats how one gets into so infernal a tangle.

You cant help me no one can and if I go to Servia its only really shifting the whole responsibility & giving up.

My very dearest I want so much to see you, I’m rather frightened about what I feel, first lest it shouldnt last, & secondly lest yours shouldnt.

Write to me and say you are coming next Sunday. I want you fearfully.
I am so perplexed & wretched, I want so much to be happy and yet not to make anyone else unhappy. You made everything seem so simple, but now you are gone its as tangled as ever.

Go on loving me & above all make me love you. Perhaps Wednesday may see me in London, but I count on you Friday & we’ll have no nonsense about dinner with Sir E Grey.

Yes you shall you shall dine with him just the same.

Darling I think I love you.

Venetia

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{1} Asquith was to address a meeting of munitions workers at Newcastle on the 20th.

5 Sion Row, Twickenham, Middlesex - In reference to the Earthquake God mentioned in 'Adonis, Attis, Osiris' he describes Saint Emidio, known as the Earthquake Saint.

On the proposal to appoint a Syndicate to consider allowing alternatives for one of the classical languages in the Previous Examination, and the opposition by '[a]n important group of residents' thereto. Refutes the argument that 'it would be a waste of time to re-open the question because it was decided in the negative eleven years' previously. Sets out 'some of the reasons which appear to render the reconsideration of this question expedient'.

Points to the fact that the question has been 'and answered in the affirmative' by both the Victoria University and the Scottish University Commission. Refers back again to the 1880 proposal by the Syndicate to allow French and German to be taken as a substitute for Greek in the Previous Examination, and claims that what was being recommended was 'a much more novel departure than the same proposal would now involve.' Argues also that 'however valuable a branch of knowledge may be, but little is gained by forcing an inadequate fragment of it on minds whose interests are absorbed in a diverse line of study.'

Refers also to the Report of the Headmasters' Conference, held in Oxford in December 1890, which demonstrated an attitude amongst the headmasters of the leading schools, including Clifton, Harrow, Marlborough, Rugby, Winchester, Shrewsbury, Sherborne, and Wellington College, 'in favour of some relaxation in the obligation now imposed by the Universities of studying two classical languages.' Cites the evidence of Mr Welldon, Headmaster of Harrow, on the subject.

Denies that the matter involves 'taking sides with Physical Science against Classics', and that those who are in favour of the change desire to lessen the mount of literary training imposed on students of science, and contends that rather than giving too much literary education 'to boys whose bent is scientific rather than literary' the present system, 'in consequence of an unsuitable choice of instruments', gives too little.

Robert Mayor's faith in the face of death

Peterborough Deanery. Gives arrangements to have a coat and waistcoat made for him.

In August 1962 Synge visited colleagues in Gothenburg, Uddevalla, Stockholm and Uppsala in Sweden and Munich in Germany.

Manuscript draft of report to the Agricultural Research Council; typescript report with covering letter.

Memoranda on Africa and organisation of the conservative Party Conference, papers re Crossbow essay competition including copies of prize-winning essays

Correspondence on articles and reviews by Frisch.

Taking vinegar for her singing voice, visit to Leamington: The Priory

Mentions that in their list of names for the Dictionary [of National Biography] is Arthur Holmes, who was Sidgwick's contemporary at Cambridge. States that he knew him, but is unable to find any account of his life. Asks Sidgwick to tell him where an account might be found, and if Holmes produced or edited any work 'which makes a notice of him desirable.' Reports that he is slowly, but steadily improving in health, despite an attack of influenza. Is more confident that another summer of idlesness will restore him to working order.

1 Brick Court, Temple. Dated 22 Sept. 1916 - Is concerned to hear of a narrow escape from the Zeppelins; would be glad to see his article for the Peabody Museum; would be glad to see Dr Steele of the C.M.S. and will put in a good word for the anthropological training of missionaries; thinks the missionary societies could get a lower rate on a bulk purchase of his anthropological questions booklet; is investigating cross cousin marriage, which he discusses; Lilly is translating three French books on the war and is overworking herself; his 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament is growing to be a big book; he will give the Huxley Memorial Lecture in November.

Includes information concerning an experiment performed by J.J. Thomson in 1897 to measure the specific charge of cathode rays.
2 letters from M. Planck and 1 from G.M. Schurhoff.

Possibly written by William Aldis Wright.

Balerno (Midlothian).—Offers to send a list of misprints in the second quarto of Romeo and Juliet.

Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews (1964). Invitation to write review article.

Oliver & Boyd (1957-1962). Requests to comment on books

Congratulations on engagement.

Fryston. - Requests French edition of Comte de Montalembert's trial and any related publications. [Written in third person]

Mansfield Street - Rocket, Charles Spring-Rice [and the Cambridge exam]

Article for A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, 1966, Ms. and typescript versions. Correspondence with editor, T.I. Williams.
Book review. E.N. da C. Andrade: 'Rutherford and the Nature of the Atom', 1967. For Nature.Ms. and typescript versions.