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Institute of Anatomy, University College, London - Thanks Frazer for writing to him concerning the republication of Marett's Frazer Lecture; while he regrets that quotations taken out of context make him look disrespectful to Frazer, he believes in discussion of differences and asks that the lecture be published.

110 Rue du Bac, Paris [on mourning paper] - Gives permission to include three poems by Paul Hyacinthe Loyson in Lady Frazer's 'Fleurs de France'.

Is writing a brief birthday letter 'with chilblained fingers in the fireless library'. Wonders whether Julian and Gordon B[ottomley] have 'mutually remembered one another'. Glad he need not go up [to London?] on Friday to organise new photographs, as the roads are 'still very bad here'; Julian will need to be sure his car is in 'good working order' before fetching it from the Shiffolds. [Umberto] Morra would like both Bob and Julian to come; bus would be better than train; he is not certain of dates yet, but it will probably be after he has been to I Tatti [Bernard Berenson's house] for Easter. Nicky [Mariano] writes that they would like to put them both up at I Tatti; in the unlikely event of sudden visitors, she would find Julian a room in Florence.

Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Has sent Withers's letter to Robert on to George; sorry about the trouble Robert and Elizabeth are having [over Florence Trevelyan's will]; luckily Sir George and Caroline have plenty [of money] of their own, which will 'all be for [their] sons and daughters'. Discusses a letter he has had from Philipson; does not know the value of the land at Taormina and imagines Robert may incline towards not acting as executor, not paying the sixty thousand francs, and renouncing the property; Withers and Davies are 'wise advisers'. Glad that he himself refused to be a Trustee, which none of the family ought to be 'on any account'.

Wengen. - Delighted to imagine Julian walking; hopes Elizabeth will be less troubled when the new nurse is settled and 'poor Mrs Catt gone'. They have good weather again, and there are beautiful views. The railway 'goes up over the Heidegg [sic: Scheidegg pass?]; they went up there yesterday and looked into the Lauterbrunnen valley. She is feeling much better. Sir George is 'so intensely & simply delighted with his order [the Order of Merit]'; he has had an 'avalanche of letters' which he loves replying to. They plan to get to London on 5 July; Sir George will receive the Order from the King on the 6th, then go up to Wallington; Caroline will go to Annie at the Park till the 10th; asks if she and Elizabeth can meet in London. Must wait till Wallington to see Julian. Asks if there is a photograph of him walking. C[harles] and M[ary] seem to have much enjoyed themselves [at the Coronation?], and the 'children's visit was a success'. Preparations for summer visitors in Switzerland are 'on a gigantic scale', though it is still quite quiet. They begun their journey home tomorrow.

Paris. - Returned to Paris the day before yesterday; went through his poems again in England and has various suggestions to make to Trevelyan regarding them. Sets these out at length in detail, with quotations, but acknowledges that his English is 'shaky' and Trevelyan should have the final say. In his fourth point, requests Bessie's opinion on the sound of a line. Found M. N. [Marie Nicolayevna Germanova] in a very bad condition, pale and weak and needing two camphor injections a day for her heart. Is very grateful to Bessie for the rug.

Postmarked Englefield Green, Surrey. - Not enough words for the trio in Act II [of "The Bride of Dionysus"]; he will restore some rejected lines; Ariadne needs to end with a prayer.

Space Life Sciences (1966): Invitation to join editorial board (declined).

Talanta: Refereeing.

Trends in Biochemical Sciences: Request to write article (declined).

Typed copy. Intermediate Base, M E F. Bath at [ ], Father Day.

Eaton Square. - Is sending most of the books he has; could John & ? be sent to Crewe Hall?. Postscript: requests Lady Morgan's autobiography, Bergenroth's 'Historical Documents from Simancas', Lady Audley's Secret [Mary Braddon] and No Name [Wilkie Collins].

Headed notepaper for Kimbolton Castle, St. Neots. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.

Transcript

[…] evidence how Butter came by the text, but (as with other piracies) the play was topical & popular, & therefore worth stealing. But put case that Butter managed to ‘borrow’ a […]

Also, after re-reading your essay in the new collection of Modern Sh. Criticism {1}, I would like to query Theobald’s famous ‘babbled’. My impression of misprints from copy is that on the whole a printer is more likely to make errors in the body of a word than in the first letter or two: that is, he is more likely to have misread table for talke than for babbled (even if the form is bable). Moreo-ver not only does Q1 of Henry V give ‘talk of floures’, but talk is aesthetically a better word in the context than babbled, because Mistress Quickly’s sentence reaches its rhythmical climax in ‘green fields’—it is not

‘and a babled——of green fields’

but (with growing incredulous sympathy)

and a talke of GREEN FIELDS!
[…]

COPY—
‘Well’, sighed Essex, ‘it may be so’

PRINTER
‘Gos’, sighed Essex, ‘it may be so’.
—there being no possible resemblance between even my ‘Well’ & ‘Gos’.

PROOF READER (brightly) ‘Query—Gosh!’

The most illuminating experience I ever had was when a printer made 22 mistakes—mostly wrong words—in a 2000 word introduction. Of these not more than 10 could be allowed as mis-reading of the copy. The man was simply thinking of something else. In the reading of any M.S.—from a private letter to a learned paper—[…]

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{1} The reference is probably to Greg’s ‘Principles of Emendation’, as reprinted in Aspects of Shakespeare in 1933.

Announces that he has 'P___y's signature, and states that they [he and Nora] 'now own a fine property over there'. Hopes that Myers has not 'd_g_d'.

Reports that the portfolio has come and is beautiful. Hopes to come to visit her 'on Saturday week', or before that. Announces that the Pauls are to come on Easter Monday, and will stay for the week, and that he himself has to go back to Cambridge on the Monday afterwards. States that his friend Sedley Taylor is going to Rugby around Good Friday to stay with [Rev.?] C. J. Smith, and asks her to be hospitable to him if he turns up at the house. Thanks her for the portfolio. Hopes that she is well and has enjoyed her visits.

Reports that he is 'tolerably busy', and that he goes to see Roden Noel on the following Saturday - 'the day of the [boat] race'. Remarks that it is thought that Cambridge is to lose again. Reports that Tawney is coming to England that summer to be married. Reports that he has been in correspondence with his uncle Robert 'about a curious historical question connected with the founding of Shipton School', whose Master 'is bound to pray to the Virgin Mary every afternoon.' Mentions that he met a lady the previous day at [Rampride] who said that she knew his mother and Mrs Plunkett.

With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,

Correspondence re proposed visits to the Food Research Institute, Norwich, 1972, 1974-1975.