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City Chambers, Glasgow - Sends a Christmas and New Year remembrance; 'the Old City is wearing well and maintaining its industrial dignity against all the attacks of aggression'.

7A, Stanley Gardens, W.11. – Is going to Oxford, where he is to stay with [? Henry Cecil Kennedy] Wyld. Thanks Trevelyan for his kindness regarding present difficulties, and advice about Oxford.

White Mill End, Sevenoaks, Kent - Thanks him for his article 'Our Debt to France' in the 'Morning Post'; hopes he is or will be a member of the Friends of France, encloses three of their papers, has started a chapter in Sevenoaks.

Paris. - Originally enclosing four more photographs of pictures by Corot [one was sent with 15/14] from a Parisian gallery; the broken Roman bridge is at Narni in Italy, where Corot travelled as a young man.

Bankipore. - Received his mother's last letter at Benares, with one written by Bessie from the train to Wallington. They are stopping here for three nights on the way to Calcutta, staying with [Syed Ross] Masood, a 'young Mohammedan Barrister' whom he has met before several times in England, a friend of [E.M.] Forster's, and who is 'clever and artistic'. There is not much to see here; Patna, of which Bankipore is a suburb, is 'the most sordid, horrible and slummy place' they have seen yet in India, with little remaining to be seen of Pataliputra. They will go to Gaya for the day tomorrow, to see Buddha's Bo tree; tells his mother how to pronounce 'Buddha'. They will stay two or three weeks at Calcutta, perhaps visit Darjeeling for a few nights, then go south to Madras. Is very well, as is [Goldsworthy Lowes] Dickinson now; they parted company with Forster at Chhatarpur. Benares is a 'wonderful place', where they made friends with a mystic, 'a charming man, with a charming, but fantastic, philosophy'. Thanks his mother for all the news about Julian, who seems to be doing very well; it was good that he could stay so long at Wallington. Bessie seems to have had a very good time in the Netherlands; is glad that she is getting on so well with the Bottomleys and that the Shiffolds seems to be suiting them. Still quite cold here at nights; rather like Rome or Florence in December, except with no rain. They just missed seeing [Ekai] Kawaguchi, the Japanese traveller in Tibet, who lives in Benares learning Sanskrit but has gone away for a few days; Robert is 'very much disappointed'. Montagu [Edwin Montagu, British Secretary of State for India] arrived at Benares the day they left; they were invited to a party to meet him but could not stay. Politics seem to be going better now; hopes the [First Balkan] war can be settled soon. Always reads the "Manchester Guardian" and "Nation", which arrive weekly; the news is 'stale' but better than the 'very poor telegrams' in the Indian newspapers. Sends love to his father; supposes his parents will be at Welcombe by now.

Y.M.C.A. postcard, no address given. - Has posted the Bach volume back to her today, and thanks her for the loan; the 'soldier boys have loved the pastorale' [see also 18/11] which he has played for them four times. They 'do not entirely lack discrimination, as certain purveyors of cheap and nasty music (?) [sic]' would claim. Sends regards to the Trevelyans and to [Donald] Tovey.

[Excelsior Springs, Missouri.]—Is at home on vacation. Matters at the seminary have deteriorated since he last wrote, and he has been struggling to distinguish the ‘Church as it is’ from the ‘vulgarity of its action at the practical level’. Is determined to remain there till the end of the year (May), but hopes to find an alternative in the mean time. However, America seems an even more impossible place to live than England, not only illiterate but arrogant, and despite its failings the seminary is a refuge. The alternative may be to teach English in China, Japan, Egypt, or India, as others from Cambridge have. Has heard that Leavis insulted Wilson Knight at a meeting of the Doughty Society. Edward Morley sends greetings.

Two copies of page proofs: one with date stamps 29 October - 2 November 1945, the other with date stamps 29 October - 23 November 1945 and printed label from Cambridge University Press labelling it 'First Proof'; both with corrections in pen and pencil.

Press clippings of reviews from: the "Journal of Hellenic Studies" (by P. G. Mason); the "Listener" (by D. E. W. Wormell); the "Times"; the "Classical Journal" (by Charles T. Murphy).

Notes on Aeschylus' "Agamemnon", line 360 onwards [mostly grammatical]; some sketches and doodles.
Notebook also used from back page in for further classical notes including: comments on Virgil's "Aeneid" book 8; notes on Roman history.

Trinity College Cambridge [on headed notepaper for Clare College, with Clare crossed through]:- Thanks his mother for her letter. 'Old Vanity' [A. G. Watson, of Harrow] is here, staying at the lodge [the Master's Lodge at Trinity]; Robert saw him briefly, and he 'seemed very happy'. Charlie met him at dinner, but Robert dined with the Lytteltons [Kathleen and Arthur?], sitting next to Miss Gladstone and 'the Newnhamite who is expected to have done best in the classical tripos [Florence Stawell?]', which finished yesterday. They 'all hope that O'Rorke has got through', but are not sure.

Charlie 'seems very well indeed, but has not been doing much work'. They went for an 'expedition in canoes up the Cam yesterday', bathed, and 'had tea at a village'. Hears Bowen is 'cutting out all the Waterloo part from G[eorgie]'s poem'. Hopes that his parents are well. Supposes the [general] election will definitely be in July. He and his friends have 'settled to go to the Lakes, and not to Scotland'; there will be four or five of them.

The Park, Prestwich, Manchester. - Thinks Robert may like to see this letter [19/13] from Mrs Herbert Philips about his poems ["The Bride of Dionysus"], of which Anna Maria sent her a copy last week. Professor Herford also lunched with her last week, took a copy of the book and read it on the lawn; he 'came in for tea highly pleased... and enthusiastic'. If only Robert could come during term time [at the Victoria University of Manchester]; knows he would enjoy meeting him.

58 Oakley Street, Chelsea, S.W. - Booksellers are 'disposed to deny all knowledge' of Bob's book ["Sisyphus"] and say it is 'not on Longman's list: Bob should 'stir up' his publishers. Has managed to get hold of it and thinks it 'much the best thing' Bob has done, though the 'queer metres & methods of scansion', which he supposes are influenced by [Robert] Bridges, are sometimes puzzling. Doubts however whether 'bigamy had been made a felony in the time of Sisyphus'. Hopes that Bessie and Paul are well.

Correspondents include Dean Acheson, Marion Balderston, R. G. Casey, Gertrude Ely, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goodhart, Knox Helm, Walter Lippmann, Leander McCormick-Goodhart, Victor Mallet, W. N. Medlicott, Aubrey Niel Morgan, G. Bernard Noble, Keith Officer, Sir H. T. Tizard, Sir John Wheeler-Bennett, and E. L. Woodward.

Puerto Mexico. Thoughts on reading J R M Butler's memoir of H M Butler.

(Place of writing not indicated.)

(Appended are notes on EDDN B3/2.)

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Refers to Montagu’s letter [about the prosecution of Gandhi] and queries the significance of his comment that firm and steady action must be taken with a view to ‘talk’. He believes that the situation can only be cured by the implementation of a firm policy.

Thanks him for his supportive telegram (A2/3/4). Horniman was deported four days ago. Arrangements had been made to send him to Burma, but the Viceroy preferred England, so he was put aboard the Takada. The main reasons for this action were: (1) Horniman's continued violent attacks on the Government calculated to bring it into hatred and contempt; (2) his constant efforts to breed race hatred; (3) his open advocacy in the Chronicle of law-breaking in connection with the passive resistance movement, and his fomentation of agitation leading to outrages at Ahmedabad and Virangam; (4) that, after publishing a warning addressed to Lloyd by the citizens of Bombay, he allowed an article to appear accusing the British authorities of torture in the Punjab; (5) that he is believed to have planned and organised a campaign of disaffection, and that his propaganda had certainly produced a dangerous situation in the Bombay Presidency and elsewhere. Judicial proceedings had been considered, in place of deportation, but in view of impending Moslem trouble and the highly-charged atmosphere generally, the Viceroy agreed that 'more immediate and certain riddance' was essential. As questions will probably be asked in Parliament, a more detailed letter will follow. All Europeans and moderates support Lloyd's action; the rest of the native press criticises the principle of deportation but has been moderate. The deportation was carried out without any disturbance so far. It is generally agreed that his Government has shown patience and has so far taken extreme action against Europeans only. He has warned agitators that he will only take further action in Bombay city if further disturbances occur, in which case he will punish severely. The censor order on the Chronicle will be removed soon. He hopes that no hope of reprieve will be given when Montagu replies in Parliament, and is confident that, if so, agitation in India will die down. Sir Basil Scott, who will reach England shortly, can give Montagu his opinion; Stanley Reed and the Advocate-General [Thomas Strangman, Advocate-General of Bombay?] are also returning to England soon.

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Has received a cheerful letter from O'Dwyer [Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab]. The deportation of Horniman has been delayed, as he is undergoing an operation, apparently for venereal disease. The situation is improving, but not cleared, and the consequences of peace decisions in regard to Turkey are still to be faced. 'At present, of course, the Mohammedans have no inkling of the possibilities in that direction.'

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Concerning research [into W. H. Thompson's ancestors].

Material assembled by I. M. James during the preparation of his Royal Society memoir of Adams from Donald M. Davis (enclosing a copy of a letter from Adams to Davis), John P. C. Greenlees, and Victor K. A. M. Gugenheim.

Thanks for great-coat, does not expect a French invasion: Kirkby Lonsdale