Item 259 - Letter from Caroline Trevelyan to Elizabeth Trevelyan

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Wallington, Cambo, Northumberland. - Thanks Elizabeth very much for the shawl; the weather is very cold here now so it will be most useful; hopes the storm is over for their crossing to the Netherlands. Would like to 'hear the truth about the Queen [Wilhelmina of the Netherlands]; she is very young and probably strong-willed, so there 'may have been some little friction between her & her husband to start the scandal'. Dr Ethel Williams lectured at Cambo yesterday and stayed the night with them; says that Mr [William] Scharlieb 'was a Eurasian, whom Mrs Sch. married in India, & that you see the type in the children'. Will put the money she owes Robert for the books [copies of "Polyphemus and Other Poems"?] into this letter. Sir George thinks it a very good plan for Elizabeth to learn Latin. Postscript notes that she has 'forgotten to send for the [money?] orders' so will have them put into a note for Robert at the Post Office.