Item 27 - Letter from Antonia Speyer to Elizabeth Trevelyan

Hotel Victoria, Schlangenbad. - Very 'sweet' of Mrs Trevelyan to write; very glad to hear she had a good weekend at Ridgehurst and wishes she could have been there as well. There must have been a 'delightful lot of music'. Good that Mr [Willi?] Strecker 'settled on some of Donald [Tovey]'s works at once'; hopes it will be an 'inducement' to Donald to go on. Supposes they all went to Northlands [home of Sophie Weiss] on the 17th; thought a great deal about them. Will be a 'joy' to the Trevelyans to have Donald staying next month; wonders how the opera ["The Bride of Dionysus"] will get on. Asks if Mr Trevelyan is working on anything new. Her cure is coming to an end, after eight weeks; has done her much good and she has 'even started singing again'. Her youngest brother joined her three weeks ago, and they have enjoyed the 'exquisite woods all round' despite the rain and cold. They are leaving next Monday for the Black Forest; she will spend a fortnight there then 'fly home - oh with what joy!'. Does not mean to sound ungrateful, and has had rest and a 'devoted doctor' here. Will be good to see Mrs Trevelyan again; has thought of her often.