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West Hackhurst, Abinger Hammer, Dorking. - Will visit on Monday and look forward to both Trevelyans coming on Wednesday. Does not have H.E. volume VI [?]

Fourways, Gomshall. - Has now read Trevelyan's poem ["The Dream"] and thanks him for 'such a lovely Christmas gift'. The philosophy of the poem reminds her of William Blake, who repeatedly 'affirms that Man is the only God', and in the "Marriage of Heaven and Hell" shows that 'the rebel Lucifer is inherently one with the Saviour Christ'. Quotes Henry Nevinson as often saying 'Pity is a rebel passion'. Everyone enjoyed Trevelyan's visit last Sunday; the others will also enjoy reading the poem and want her to express thanks on their behalf.

Wixenford, Eversley, Winchfield:- Thanks her for her instructions about Bobbie's journey [home]. He 'looks much better now than he did and his work shows a corresponding improvement'. Bobbie is 'very industrious' and willing to learn 'grammar and the like'; he 'fails most in applying his knowledge' in translating, but Arnold expects this will improve in time. In general they have 'every reason to be well satisfied with him, and he deserves a most happy holiday'.

It has also snowed at Wixenford, though much more lightly than in the North. He and Mrs Arnold both send regards. Adds a postscript saying that 'Little Tom Booth is flourishing', and they hope to see his father and sister in 'our little crowd on the 12th'.

Thanks WW for the copy of his work [possibly WW's The Elements of Morality, Including Polity, 2 vols., 1845].

Bradwall Road, Sandbach, Cheshire - Has been reading 'Taboo and the Perils of the Soul' and offers notes on the representation of the soul as a mannikin in medieval art and the unbuckled belt as necessary to facilitate the departure of a demon.

Folder also includes a similar typescript draft, no author or date.

2 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn - CL was annoyed that WW had good reason not to put forth 'your strength for the Q. R.' A similar experience happened to CL: 'I felt as you do that one cannot write if uncertain that your work will see the light'. CL knows that Lockhart [John Gibson Lockhart] liked his review of CL's first volume ['Principles of Geology']: 'it was pronounced your best product in point of style'. He sends WW a few sheets from volume two of his 'Principles of Geology'. CL would like WW not to 'say anything about our failures at King's College'.

Plenum Publishing Corporation: Re translating book from Russian.

Proceedings of the Physical Society: Request to write book review.

29 Keppel Street - CB wants his family to enjoy a little sea air while he works on WW's magnetic observatory. Since he has borne the costs for the apparatus so far on behalf of WW, he is finding it 'somewhat burdensome to my limited means'. Since CB's promised renumeration will shortly be before the Government, could WW inform Prince Albert [as Chancellor] of his views respecting the importance of automatic registration in understanding the 'relations of terrestrial magnetism, and requesting him to use his influence in my behalf'.

Peterborough. Birthday congratulations.

Letter declining invitation for the 1905 Apostles' dinner.

In verse: 'Thanks for the wondrous ballad...'. Enclosing 'A Rhyme of the year 1916 (in 17 verse)' [to Henry Babington Smith, 6-7 Jun 1916, copy by Lady Elizabeth Babington Smith; another copy, SMIH/6/14).

Synge's Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination certificate, 1930: Winchester College examination papers in Hinduism 1933; papers for oral [?] examinations 1933; newspaper cutting recording School Speech Day at Winchester College (Synge received the Science Prize).

Typed copy. Reserve Trenches. Flooded out of the trenches, dug-out untenable, found shelter in J R M Butler's dug-out, has been made temporarily Brigade Machine Gun Officer.

Gow is addressed as 'Drodgie'.

South Teddington, Hampton Wick. Informs him he has ordered a copy of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge’s book for Butler, and quotes an article on Christina Rossetti in “Church Bells” dated Jan. 4th.

Dated only 'Sunday'. Includes sketch of a watch mechanism.

Confirms that 29 October suits him as a date for giving the lecture. Reports that his health has improved of late. Discusses the topic of the lecture, and suggests 'an answer to Martineau [ ] who told [him] that [he is] logically bound to believe in the absurd doctrine that goodness produces happiness to the doer thereof.' Comments that such a topic "means another disquisition about morality in general and the 'Methods of Ethics'." Offers to think of a more practical topic if Sidgwick so wishes. Suggests as a title 'Optimism and Morality'. Reports that he only made two speeches in the [NS] and that 'the thermometer was not generally much above 80.'