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JWL is grateful to WW for his 'hints': 'with respect to the first not having the paper before me I do not recollect sufficient to give an answer, I should have liked to know whether the argument is conclusive to you'. The Council have appointed a committee to consider the printing of some observations the Admiralty have sent. JWL has 'requested Capt. Beaufort [Francis Beaufort] to get from some of the places a specification of the manner in which the time was obtained and of the zero point from which the heights are reckoned'. Could WW tell Mr Lodge that the Library committee will meet on August the 2nd.

21 Tenison Avenue, Cambridge - Is sorry she did not hear Dr Richards' lecture; is glad to have the [Anthropological?] Questions.

Ajaccio, 54 Cours Napoléon - Is very pleased to hear about Frazer's lectures; mentions Salomon Reinach's death, discusses his news: banquets, work on his family history.

He and Bessie were both made very happy by the news [of Julian's engagement to Ursula Darwin] in his letter this morning; it is not a complete surprise, but even if they had known nothing about Ursula they would have had 'confidence in [Julian] doing the right and wise thing'; as it is, they both 'know and like' her - Bessie more than Bob, but he is still sure that 'in every way she deserves [their] affection - and he is sure that she and Julian are 'just the sort of persons who ought to make each other happy'. Also good that they 'know and like [Ursula's] family and relations', and that the marriage may mean Julian returning to live in England though again that is 'relatively unimportant'. Sympathises with the wish to have things arranged 'quietly and without fuss'; they can discuss all that when he comes to England. Ought to write Julian a 'letter in verse (and no doubt an epithalamium)' but is too 'busy writing an Ars poetica in the form of an Epistle to Virginia Woolf', and the epistle he had planned for Julian was to be 'about the difference between generations etc and perhaps about art'. The engagement is 'almost too serious for so frivolous a medium as verse'. Would like to write longer, but must catch the post; sends love and wishes for happiness, and will also write to Ursula to send the same.

West Salford Liberal Association, 94, Broad Street, Pendleton. - [Misspells Trevelyan's surname in the salutation]. The Liberals are looking for a candidate for the next election, and Trevelyan's name has been suggested. Asks him to consider them if he is 'at all inclined for parliamentary life'; the Liberals should be successful there 'given good work & management on the part of the constituency itself, & the attention of the candidate'. Sketches out the recent history of the seat under the previous Liberal candidate, Benjamin Armitage, and his Conservative opponent Lees Knowles, whose recent victories were by small margins only. Also gives an account of municipal elections to support the claim that the Liberals have a good chance of regaining the seat; emphasises that there is no friction in the local party, and that Mr Armitage is one of their 'heartiest supporters both in purse and person'. Offers a 'conference' to discuss the suggestion.

Pension Palumbo, Ravello, preso Amalfi. - Thanks Bessie for her letters and its enclosures; Grandmont's letter is 'a marvel of elegance'; is glad that [Empedocle?] Gaglio is 'showing such character and capability'; reminisces about a former excursion from which a companion [Bessie] 'returned early to Taormina' on a 'frivolous' excuse. Returns his mother's letter; would be nice for her to call Bessie 'Elizabeth' but they must decide; will be a comfort to her when Bessie is looking after him, but thinks 'she exaggerates the discomfort and untidiness of [his] life at Roundhurst'; he may have been untidy in dress when not likely to meet any one, but Mrs Enticknap would not have allowed anything worse. There is a strong south wind and the 'sea is booming loudly down below on the rocks'. Has had a busy day with correspondence, copying [Thomas Sturge Moore's] "Danaë", calling on Mrs Reid and talking to an interesting fellow guest [C. P. Scott, see 9/92]. Hopes to do a little work tomorrow.

Returns to the letter the following morning; was a thunderstorm, not the sea, which he heard last night; it is still raining heavily, so he will finish writing letters and 'read all sorts of nice things'. Gives a long extract from Chaucer's "Merchant's Tale" on 'the terrors of married life'; pretends to contemplate heeding the warning, but [John] McTaggart's letter 'tells a quite different tale'.

Windermere. - Travelled here yesterday via Birmingham, where they saw 'the beautiful Burne Jones windows [at the Cathedral]'; they will drive on to Ullswater over the Kirkstone Pass. Booa [Mary Prestwich] is very happy and 'got up to Orrest Head' to enjoy the view. Most important is that Elizabeth and Robert do what is best for Julian, and follow the doctor's advice; she and Sir George will be sorry not to see him, but it is a long journey up to Wallington, which is 'far from a doctor'. Does think Elizabeth should get away as soon as she can; Julian can come north later, or go to the sea, as he may need a change later in the summer heat. Hopes Mrs Catt will return recovered and ready to take responsibility when Elizabeth is away. Thinks Elizabeth is doing well to get fourteen people at her meetings [of the Women's Liberal Association?]; asks if she is going to the Council meetings, which she herself is not sorry to miss as she dislikes 'these disputes so much', and whether she sees Mrs [Millicent] Fawcett and Mrs Ward. Mrs Ward 'deserves a good setting down [for her opposition to women's suffrage]; wonders if she minds it. Thinks 'the [Conciliation?] Bill agreed upon was a good one': though adult suffrage is the right thing it is impossible to pass it, so it is good if anything [on a lesser scale] can be arranged; nothing however can be done this year.

Benet House, Mount Pleasant, Cambridge.—Sympathises with his difficulties. Has passed Part I of the English Tripos in the first class and has obtained a scholarship at Christ’s College. Smith’s family are in good health. Encloses an ordination card. Discusses Father Ryan, who has replaced Father Watkis at the parish church. Moreno’s lectureship has now expired but he is being paid for broadcasts to Spanish America. Praises Moreno’s family and refers wryly to the exploits attributed to ‘the Leavis progidy [sic]’ [Ralph]. Moreno has been visited by Wilson. Asks after Bewley and McLuhan.

[On headed notepaper for 40 Ennismore Gardens, SW]. Is sorry C[harlie] 'is ill again and cannot go back [to Harrow] tomorrow'; hopes he will be able to soon. The Farnborough match is tomorrow, and a home game. There is no more ice left; it was 'beautifully hot today, nearly as hot as summer'. Mr A[rnold] is better and teaching his divinity class again. Georgie's chilblains are 'almost well now', and probably his cold since he went out today; he and Robert are 'getting on very well'. Thompson, Mr Arnold, and Mr Wilkins went into 'the lavatory yesterday evening' during tea 'and what followed [a whipping?] I leave to you to imagine'; Robert thinks Thompson may have 'told a lie, but there are various accounts'.

Boulogne s/ Seine. - Does not know whether he can come to Italy yet as his quarterly allowance from Hyderabad is late - '[p]eople in the Nation States are so slack and unmindful' - and he has debts to pay off; in addition, Professor Kalitinsky is trying to defer a recall to Prague so that he can look after the dog. If Trevelyan has to leave at the beginning of February, as he wrote from Berlin, Suhrawardy had better wait for him in Paris. Julian has been for lunch and met Kalitinsky, his son Andrei, and Reksusha [the dog]; Suhrawardy then saw him again with two Cambridge friends in a café in town. Has had great news from Madame Germanova whose performance at her theatre as Masha, in [Chekhov's] "Three Sisters" in English, went very well. Was looking forward to hearing the new version of [Trevelyan's] Sulla. Trevelyan is the kindest of his friends; very much hopes to get to Italy to see him. A postscript on a separate sheet describes a meeting with a friend of Cheng Sheng, Lung Wo; he looks very young but is apparently an admiral of the Chinese fleet and is travelling with his wife and children on behalf of the Nankin government. He is anxious to meet people sympathetic to the Chinese nationalists, and Suhrawardy wonders if Trevelyan could see him and introduce him to meet Waley and Lowes Dickinson, or perhaps a Labour Party member who likes China. He talks English better than Cheng Sheng, though he has a very soft voice; seems a nice, kind man, though who knows what he might have done during the revolution.

Salford Street, Manchester - Since WW has expressed a desire to publish his paper on impact [see EH to WW, 7 Sept. 1833] in the next volume of the BAAS, EH would like to render it as worthy of the honour as he can: 'Before I sent the paper to Edinburgh, I saw what must be the law that governs the elasticities in collisions between bodies of different natures - but as I had not then sufficient evidence to prove it wholly; I thought it best to restrict myself to what I could prove; I trust however that it is now brought forward with sufficient evidence. Indeed its agreement being greatest where the modulus of elasticity was most in doubt'. This law has an 'interesting application in theoretical inquiries at the end of your mechanics and where the striking body and the body struck are different in nature and introduces modifications which in your hands would be very interesting'.

'Killing htpy groups: unstable case'.

Trinity Lodge. Sudden death of Charles Dalrymple, Arabs have taken Mecca and Medina, thinks Lloyd George will succeed Kitchener.

Wilton Crescent - HH has not yet looked at the paper on Aristotle that WW sent him ['Criticism of Aristotle's Account of Induction', Cambridge Philosophical Society Transactions, 1850]. An invitation to WW and Cordelia Whewell to dinner on May 17.

Mattishall - death of [his wife], will visit Blakesley at Brighton, wants to leave Mattishall

Begins 'So comest thou Fulfilment, fairest daughter of the Great Father, down to me at length' ['So steigst du denn, Erfüllung, schönste Tochter'...].

They were surprised and very distressed to get very bad news of Henry from Miss [Edith?] Sharpley that morning. He had hoped that Henry would be in Scotland, 'recovering his strength in the bracing air there.' Had planned to return to Cambridge at the end of the following week, and would like to return immediately if there were any chance of Henry being well enough to see him. Tells Nora not to reply if this is not advisable. Reports that Henry told him of several things that he wished done in the event of his not being able to get his lectures on Metaphysics finished himself, and fears that he has not been able to do anything since he saw him last. Presumes that unless he has changed his mind about them he will not have anything fresh to say. Asks Nora to remember him to Henry, and to tell him of how deeply conscious he is of how much he owes to him. Adds that there are many men who hold him in the same esteem. Is having the books left in Trinity College in Mr Hides' rooms removed to his own as Hide's rooms are changing hands; trusts that this has Nora' approval.

Medical Research Council visit to The Gambia, 18–20 February 1986

Trinity College - WW 'was delighted to hear of the temper in which you were working and of the prospect of getting on again with the printing' ['An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation: Part 1. - Rent', 1831]. WW hopes John Herschel will 'be our next President [of The Royal Society]: both for the reason you mention and because I do really care for the poor old society which I suppose you do not. It would be bad to desert the ancient lady because such bullies and parasites as South [James South] have been trying to hustle her out of the country'. WW does not think Peel [Robert Peel] will take notice of RJ's project, 'but in good truth I think something of the kind is needed - the proceedings in your part of the world are like a break up of society'.

12 pp. MS notes and calculations; 2 MS tables entitled 'Properly primitive ternary forms'.

Research, draft paper on lattice constants.

Scrapbook, containing almost exclusively newspaper cuttings re Davenport's career, 1924-1969. The cuttings include some non-mathematical items, such as reports on Accrington Grammar School prize-giving ceremonies. Some loose items.

John's daily routine, benefit of bathing, has borrowed an electrifying machine for Miss Braithwaite's chilblains: Kirkby Lonsdale

Announces that they are sending the letters [from Henry Sidgwick to her father, A.J. Patterson] to Nora that day, and apologises for the delay. States that there are not as many of them as they had previously thought there were. Asks Noa to acknowledge receipt of them.