Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Glad to have news of Paul; the photograph of him touching Theodore's foot is 'delicious'. The new MP for Hexham, [Richard Durning] Holt and his wife, are staying at Wallington, as are: Aunt Annie [Philips]; Josephine Lawson; the younger Hugh Bell, in whom Sir George has 'discovered a great likeness to [Edward] Bowen' and thinks it 'extends to character'; and Sir Francis Blake. He and Caroline are 'much interested about [Laurence] Binyon'; wonders if [Sidney?] Colvin thinks he is 'breaching on Stephen Phillips's domain'. Glad Robert liked what he saw of [Macaulay's] "Marginal Notes", which Sir George has now typed up; Longmans are going to publish it.
Lancaster - WW hopes to be in Hertford by the 12th or 13th. How is RJ's work on wages progressing?: 'I hope you still keep your intention of being ready for another explosion in the course of the winter'. WW wants to know 'whether that Scotchman' [John Lockhart] will publish his review of RJ in the Quarterly Review.
2 pp. typescript and 2 pp. ms. notes 'Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad'.
2 pp. typescript and 1 p. ms. notes 'Damascus. Electron Diffraction'.
London.—Advises him of an alteration in the the time of the Council meeting.
22 Belhaven Terrace, Glasgow W. Dated 6th June 1922 - Is glad he accepted the offer of Thomas Brown of Lanfine's signet ring; was interested to hear what he had to say about Miss Martha Brown and visits to Lanfine with his sister.
Printed pamphlet of poems, with preface by F. W. H. Myers.
Trinity College Cambridge - is working on his dissertation, coaching Theresa Lawrence at Newnham, Cambridge seems very quiet after London.
Balerno (Midlothian).—Suggests that a phrase in the second quarto of Romeo and Juliet has been misprinted.
Writes to ask permission to republish an article on Ethics [The History of Ethics], which he wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Refers to their having previously suggested its republication. Explains that other engagements have prevented him from rewriting it in an enlarged form, but now believes that 'it is desirable that it should be reprinted without much delay...in order that it may be accessible to students in a cheap form.' Expresses the desire that it be republished 'through the agency of Macmillan and Co.'
Sidgwick, Henry (1838-1900), philosopherFourways, Gomshall, Surrey.
Congratulations on engagement.