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Believes that nothing he says really interests Sraffa. Thinks that Sraffa likes to discuss things with him because he is persistent and clever, but their discussion lacks the enjoyment which is the oil that lubricates it.

5 St Mary's Passage, Cambridge - has written to his father telling him he regretted much of what had passed, asks Mary Emma Cornford to apologise to Margie for him.

18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Invites him to dinner. She wants to talk to him about Whitsuntide at Penrhôs. Has heard that he has moved into his house.

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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
Tuesday

Will you dine here on Thursday or Friday? I’ll tell you what you will get both evenings so that you can choose which appears most promising or reject them both. Friday Violet and I thought it would be fun to go to “Diplomacy” {1} which is said to be good, and Thursday its merely to play bridge here. 8.15.

I rather want to talk to you about Whitsuntide {2} and the grebes and Penrhôs.

Geoffrey, whom I saw at a ball, tells me you have moved into your house, but I’ve forgotten your number.

Venetia

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{1} An English adaptation of a play by Sardou, first produced in 1878, and revived on 26 March 1913 at Wyndham’s Theatre, where it ran until 18 April 1914. It then transferred to the Prince of Wales’ Theatre for a short run from 20 April to 9 May.

{2} Whit Sunday fell on 11 May.

Includes arrangements for Frisch to give a memorial lecture for W. Ehrenberg at Birkbeck College.

WW responds to a query JCH has concerning two former members of Trinity in the early 1840s with the same surname: 'If the former is your man as seems probable, perhaps Thorp [Archdeacon Thorp] may be able to recollect something about the person'. WW thanks JCH for sending him a copy of his reply to the English Review concerning Sterling [John]. Has JCH seen the review of Trench's [Richard Chenevix Trench] Sacred Latin Poetry in Frazers Magazine?: 'a book which I much rejoice in'.

9 [?] St James Sq. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.

Woodend, Perth Road, Dundee. Dated Nov. 7 1918 - Tells him not to come; thinks Frazer & Green should be sold, but that it wouldn't sell well at the moment; hopes [Moncrieff?] will not cause any further problems.

JSM has won £25 in the Act Union Lottery, likes the butler but the servants are all idle and lay in bed too late

Explains the delay in sending a copy of Roden Noel's poems [not included]- to her. Asks if she has seen his review in the Spectator, which, he claims, was written 'with a sincere effort at rigid impartiality', and therefore has not altogether pleased the poet.

Claims that he has not been able to find out anything for the advantage of Mrs Horton, and that he cannot [hear] of the school his mother mentions [see ADD.MS.c/101/181], and asks if it is Clapton. Discusses the boy [Fred Horton]'s educational future, and suggests that if he could not get a scholarship at Rugby, he probably would not be able to obtain an exhibition. Promises to talk about the situation with her when he comes to visit, which he hopes will be 'about Thursday week - if not, the Sunday following.'

Asks her to tell him by return of post what Arthur is going to do at Easter, and whether he may ask Trevelyan to come down for a day while Arthur is there. Claims that he is not over-working. Reports that he suffered from some sleeplessness at the beginning of the term, and that he does very little work in the evenings. The consequences, he claims, are that he neither wants nor can afford a holiday, and wants time to prepare his lectures for the following term. Asks her to send him William's address.

Undertakes to bring 'Lowell's new volume' with him, and remarks that 'the "commemoration ode" is, on the whole, splendid', and judges that it ought to appear in any collection of English Lyrics. With regard to the word 'English', remarks that it must now become designative of race and language, not of polity, and that they must now call themselves 'as opposed to the Americans, Britons.' Remarks that 'Mary [Benson?] has subsided into silence', and does not think she is studying either algebra or political philosophy. Reports that Mrs Kingsley asked after her the other day.

Letter of acceptance for the 1905 Apostles' dinner.

Asks Nora's forgiveness for intruding on her sorrow. Wishes to add a few words to the sympathy which she is sure must be felt for Nora 'by every single person who ever knew' Henry. Has sometimes doubted the wisdom of working for the Moral Sciences Tripos from a teacher's point of view, but says she can never be too glad that she took it because it brought her in contact with Henry and 'Dr. [James] Ward.' Looks back 'on the hours spent in that delightful little study in the old house, as some of the most helpful in [her] life', and says she used 'greatly to envy the undergraduates who had the charm of discussing with Mr. Sidgwick some of the deepest problems of life'. Declares that 'even as it was, one's life has been the better and [stronger] for having known him'; has 'a dim idea' of what the loss must be to Nora.

Also includes:
99/193 - letter from Isabel Sidgwick (Apr 1901) to her sister-in-law Nora Sidgwick, enclosing Henry Sidgwick's wedding buttonhole flowers
99/204-205 - two letters from Mary Sidgwick to her son Henry (1859).

From friends; included here is a lively letter written December 1964 to the Grahams by Stephanie Taylor before she became seriously ill.

25 Thomas Street, Grosvenor Square, W.

Appointing Léonard Verger as bailiff (huissier) of Nevers after the death of Jean Gagnard. Also signed by 'Monseigneur de Saint Hilaire'.