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Letter of acceptance for the 1905 Apostles' dinner.

Congratulations on engagement.

Notebook used by Wittgenstein in Vienna in Dec/Jan 1930-1931 and later as a continuation of 109

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

King's fall from his horse and the sinking of the ship that had taken him to France are untoward events besides the German advance through Serbia, encourages G K M Butler to read passages from Thucydides.

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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Transcript

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.

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

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.

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.

Postmarked Englefield Green?. - Would like to restore an old line to the 'Though despair be within our hearts' chorus [in Act I of "The Bride of Dionysus"].

Postmarked Abinger Hammer. - Has left his umbrella behind, asks Trevelyan to send it back; this section is crossed through as the umbrella has arrived. Would like to know what the ink pills taste like. Has told T. & G. to send Trevelyan their catalogue.

110 Banbury Road, Oxford.—Hopes that Smith will be able to come to Oxford, though he himself finds it incongenial; there is little opportunity for walks and he and Joan find North Oxford society ‘sham’. Describes disparagingly a visit by Mrs Moore and [J. K.] Bostock’s conversation at a party given by Mrs Foligno. Has been reading Manzoni and Croce and intends to write something on the autobiographical element in Boccaccio’s Teseide.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - He cannot comply with her request to wire his consent direct to Macmillan, as Dr Page is in charge [of negotations about the 'Fasti']; would suggest that Frazer mention in the Macmillan preface that the work was begun for the Loeb Classical Library and grew too large; is sorry she worries about Frazer's health, but thinks a man who can fence nimbly must be in good shape.

"Hochried", Murnau/Staffelsee - Is looking forward to the visit of his son Joseph over Christmas; asks when the 'Fasti' will appear; asks if Frazer can supply Mr Byard of Heinemann with the names of British journals to send review copies of the 'Aristotle', has been reading Basil's 'Letters', and Thackeray's 'Josephus'.

Discusses the 'Temple case' [about the controversy regarding Temple's essay in Essays and Reviews in 1860, re-ignited by his appointment as Bishop of Exeter]. Claims that he is not surprised that 'High Church men and Low Church men...are vexed at his appointment.' Remarks that nor is he inclined to blame Pusey 'for his passionate appeals to those who think with him'. Refers to his letters, and states that he thought that 'on the whole his position is quite reasonable and intelligible'. Believes that he [Pusey] 'is ready to accept Disestablishment with all it's [sic] disadvantages.' Feels indignant with 'certain Bishops, Deans, Canons etc who cling to the advantages of a National Establishment and yet kick against it's [sic] most obvious obligations...'

Does not yet know about his movements at Christmas, and has not quite made up his mind about going to Florence with Arthur. Thinks that Abbott would be a suitable candidate for the position of headmaster [of Rugby], but hears that he has no chance. Thinks that of those who do have a chance he would prefer Percival.

Miscellaneous background material on the subject, offprints, drafts and notes, including Atomic Scientists Journal, September 1953, with annotations by Thomson.