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Wixenford, Eversley, Winchfield:- Understands how difficult it must be to arrange to send her boys [Charlie and Bobbie] from Ireland on different days, and has 'real pleasure' in acceding to her request; he supposes that if a 'satisfactory escort should offer itself the right day' she would let Bobbie come. They do 'care very much' about this matter, as cases like this are 'often used as a precedent' by people who have no real reason to delay return. Since, by preparing everything in advance, the school can usually begin work the day after the boys arrive, 'Bobbie will lose rather more lessons' than Mrs Trevelyan imagined; however, they will 'make the best of that' and hopes he will catch up soon. Glad to hear that Bobbie has been 'well and happy' and that she speaks 'happily of his general progress'. They have been 'truly concerned about the Booths' trouble [Tom Booth's ringworm; see 45/116], of which Mrs Arnold has just informed Mrs Trevelyan, and hopes they will soon have good news from Bobbie 'on that score'. Sends best wishes for the new year.

110 Banbury Road, Oxford.—Has been settling down to the new term since returning from Italy. At Florence he met Bottrall, whose appointment to the British Institute is apparently part of a plot to get rid of Goad. ‘They are building the façade of grandeur in Italy (see the press accounts of Hitler’s visit), but there’s not much but aeroplanes behind it.’ Parma shows signs of poverty, while Florence relies on the sale of bric-à-brac. Many in the Basilicata are said to have returned from Abyssinia with admiration for the valour of the blacks, and many others from the same parts are [fighting] in Spain. Sends a snap of Rodo [his son]. Plans to come to Cambridge when terms ends to look for Enea Vico prints in the Fitzwilliam.

Dargwen, Kings Road, Lancing, Sussex. - Very kind of Trevelyan to send him a copy of "From the Shiffolds" for 1948; is 'delighted by the fluency of diction & hopefulness of thought' in the poem to [Goldsworthy] Lowes Dickinson, in which Trevelyan seems to have 'broken through the iron bands that sometimes restrain' him 'under stress of strong emotion'. Knows exactly what Trevelyan means in his "To Know And Not To Feel", but can also trace the opposite tendency in himself: the 'magic [emphasised] of things has declined', but he gains increased enjoyment from his eyes, and he now 'especially rejoice[s] in stereoscopic [emphasised] vision': he may perhaps say that his 'attitude has advanced from the savage to the infantile'. Sends best wishes for the New Year.

7 Selwood Place, S. W.7. - Kind of Trevelyan to send them his poems for Christmas [his "Collected Works"?]; is 'very ashamed' not to have written to thank him before, but had little time during the holidays to write letters. She has now found a cook 'at last'. They have just sold their cottage: this is sad but they want to retire to Oxford eventually so it is 'no use getting too fond of Pollingford'. Hopes to see Trevelyan before they move in April.

Aldeburgh - Shares his thoughts on reading 'The Worship of Nature': muses on the universe in his breakfast egg, refers to Barcroft’s lecture on the mystery of how eggs came into being; quotes the 'Punch' Einstein limerick; refers to Dr Gann’s discovery in the Yucatan, and Sir Aurel Stein’s excavations in Central Asia; doesn’t think they will strengthen Elliot Smith and Perry’s diffusion theory; refers to the festival of Ucharal as described in [Edgar] Thurston’s 'Omens and Superstitions of Southern India' and ‘droit du Seigneur’ in Coulton’s 'Medieval Village'. Mentions a fierce storm in November and subsequent flooding in Aldeburgh.

Postmarked Chelsea. - Janet has had appendicitis; had a 'very successful operation this afternoon'; 'all is well'.

Postmarked Haslemere; addressed to Trevelyan at Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Thanks Trevelyan for "Mallow and Asphodel"; congratulates him on "Juno's Peacock" and the "Quern-ladies".

The Mill House. - Continues the explanation of his sonnet from the last letter [9/116]; after jokingly describing the poem as 'terse, weighty, thrilling, magnificent, Dante-Baudelaire-Rossetti lines', he confesses that he does not think much of it, and wishes they [the "Speaker"] had published the translations they have returned. Is getting on 'fairly well' with the new plan of his play. Has only seen the Frys once since Sunday; he is 'very busy'. Is going to see Sanger in London on Monday before he starts [for Greece]. [George?] Moore has invited to join him, MacCarthy and another on their 'wonted Easter exhibition', this year to the Lizard in Cornwall; has been the last two years and liked it, but will decide nearer the time. Suggests that she might use the library as her study while he keeps the little room; noise does travel from the kitchen, but a baize or felt door would improve matters, and the Enticknaps are 'very quiet people'. Gussie is at school all day; he has in the past been 'a little noisy' in the evening, but is improving. Sophie has asked what books he would like [as a wedding present], suggesting an edition of Thackeray, or Browning (which he has); Thackeray would be good but perhaps he prefers Meredith. Has a Goethe and Heine; has read some "Faust" and means to do more; gets on quite well with a translation and dictionary, but very slowly.

Delighted to hear Butler is moving back to Cambridge, compliments him, having read 'Passing of the Great Reform Bill'.

Herstmonceux - Notwithstanding all that WW has kindly said to him with with regard to entertaining vain hopes of gaining the Professorship in Theology [see JCH to WW, 31 October 1849], JCH 'cannot quite bring myself at once to give up the desire I had been led to cherish of doing something in my latter years in the service of the University to which I owe so much love & gratitude. Nor was there any one, among the candidates whom you mentioned, whose success would comfort me, as Trench's [Richard C. Trench] would, under my own disappointment'.

40 Weymouth Street - will advise Mrs Blakesley and Lady Miller on plays, did not think that he would live to be "one of the most celebrated and unpopular men of the day", Done attacked in Bell's Weekly Messenger, "snobbish and impertinent" letter from Lowe's Private Secretary

Included here is Mrs. Davenport's list of contents of material now at E.103-E.117.

8 pp. loose pages, continuation of above, on sheets torn from similar book.

Asks Sidgwick to add his name [as one who supports the setting up of a Syndicate to inquire into the issue of allowing of alternatives for one of the classical languages in the Previous Examination] to his list. States that he has just received Sidgwick's letter, but had already read it with much interest in that morning's Standard.

Has had a letter from a friend that tells him a decision will be made on April 5th and that it is likely to be favourable; has written to E. D. Adrian.

Letter declining invitation to the 1905 Apostles' dinner.

Congratulations on engagement.