Item 77 - Letter from Caroline Trevelyan to R. C. Trevelyan

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Very sorry that Robert is 'snowed up' at Ravello: knows how cold it can be there, and the room Robert has is 'very chilly'; hopes the weather improves soon. Will send snow boots for Elizabeth, though it will be over by the time they arrive; does not like her having chilblains. Is going to town early tomorrow until Monday evening, and will be very busy. Sent a Stratford newspaper by yesterday's post and hopes it will reach Robert; will remember about the postcards. Would like to read the play: has never liked D'Annunzio before; will try it in Italy next year; is not good at reading Italian, can manage novels slowly but rarely finds them good enough not to skip. Has 'always been sceptical about the [Hexham?] wolf'; it may have been a dog; thinks the 'hunt should have turned out, & justified their existance [sic]. The 'cheap edition of the Am'r Rev'n' [Sir George Trevelyan's "American Revolution"] comes out this week, which will be 'a very nice handy book'. Sir George is hard at work; hope Robert too is doing well with his 'new attempt'. They are 'anxiously waiting' to hear about Stalybridge [the recent by-election].