18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Thanks him for his gift of a ‘little God’ and invites him to Alderley to see it in her room. She will probably not see him before leaving tomorrow. The Prime is coming to see her this evening. Sealed Orders (a play) was rather boring for the second time running.
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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
Wednesday
I cant thank you enough for your most lovely present. I expected something funny and you send me something quite beautiful. I simply love it, it is most sweet of you to send it me. Thank you again and again. When will you come to Alderley to see it enshrined in its niche in my room. I do want you to come there again soon. Its ages since you’ve been there, not since the Grand National {1} I believe.
I go away tomorrow evening, I wonder if I shall see you again before that, the Prime is com-ing to see me at 6 this evening, and I suppose later than that, for he will only stay a very short time, would clash with dinner for you.
Its sad the zest I have to see my friends and the little opportunity I have of doing it!
Sealed Orders {2} was rather boring for the 2nd time running.
Thank you again for my divine little God. I do really love him.
Yrs always
Venetia
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{1} 24 March.
{2} A play by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, first performed on 11 September 1913 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it ran until 12 December. It was revived at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, between 16 and 21 November the following year.
