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With carbon copy of letter from R. A. Butler to Sir Hector Heatherington, 17 Jan. 1957

Asks for information on the Pollock Dante collection.

Written from Downing Street.

In response to note from Wittgenstein, with criticism of Wittgenstein's method of discussion.

London - Regrets that WW's paper on crystallography cannot now be communicated till the Royal Society's first meeting in November.

Dover - One of JDF's children is ill and consequently 'Mrs Forbes has forgone the pleasure of accompanying me and my sister abroad, as the child is not yet able to travel'. JDF looks forward to hearing WW's travel plans - perhaps they can meet in Hamburg.

Concerns Of the Plurality of Worlds.

The Treasury, Middle Temple - Would like to make him an Honorary Bencher, and notes that there have only been two in the past.

Accompanied by the envelope redirected from 1 Brick Court, Goldsmith Building to the Albemarle Club.

Hogarth House, Richmond. - Thanks Bob for the 'correction in N.W'; thinks he is right and will alter it; is 'altering Op 112 to 111 [in the American edition of "The Voyage Out"], the 'goats certainly are mysterious and she thinks something 'must have dropped out', but does not 'see what to do with them now'. Leonard bought Bob's "The Death of Man" at Unwin's yesterday; it looks 'very well printed and bound'. Hopes Bob will 'take to prose', though this does not mean abandoning poetry; likes "Wind", the only poem in the new book which she has read yet, 'very much'; also if Bob can keep Desmond [MacCarthy] 'supplied' he may 'keep his spirits up': thinks Desmond 'is already a little burdened' since Jack Squire has now 'left the whole thing [editing the "New Statesman"] to him. Asks to be remembered to 'Mrs. Trevelyan, whom I dare not call by her Christian name'.

Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Sure Elizabeth's 'outing' will do her good and she will go back 'fresh' to Julian. Mary thinks he is doing well. Hopes Mrs Catt [the nurse] will return 'well & cheerful'. Robert's letter was cheerful; is amused that he has 'been induced to run in a Hunt', even though he says they are 'not so energetic as George's party'; must have been pleasant from the names he mentioned. Hopes Elizabeth found the Waterfields well; asks if she saw the Northbournes, and is not sure whether they have yet come north. Mary is sending her children to Wallington around 13 July and coming herself around the 22nd; Charlie probably will come at the beginning of August. George and Janet will not come till September

Lamb House, Rye, Sussex. - A 'great shock' to get Lady Trevelyan's letter and hear about the 'sorrow that has overtaken Robert and his wife' [the death of their son Paul]; knows that she and Sir George will have had their 'sad share' of this. Offers his sympathy to them all, particularly to 'admirable & devoted Mrs Robert', whom he can 'scarcely bear to think of'. Remembers the 'delightful little boy' well at Welcombe, and what he obviously meant to his parents. Is especially touched by her consideration of what he told her in his last letter about his 'then rather poor & slightly scared self'; he is now much better and likely to improve further. Had the kind of crisis for two or three weeks after which 'one is never... quite the same' but has 'emerged into quite decent conditions'. Is intending to spend May in London, and hopes to see the Trevelyans there.

With copy in the hand of G. C. Macaulay