Item 126 - Letter from George Macaulay Trevelyan to Elizabeth Trevelyan

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Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Thanks Bessie for her letter; still thinks he should 'buy those Welcombe books', but they can settle that along with the other items; perhaps they will let him give more than they want for some of the other things. Sir George has, as she said, definitely given him the maps in the case, and spoke to him about it today. Has had some 'long talks' with his father, who is 'very affectionate about everyone, but shrinking strangely from wanting to see anyone'. Has also had a 'serious talk' with Dr [Edward] Hewer about the move; the doctor believes that 'under modern hospital conditions' it will be no more dangerous to Sir George than any other day of his life, and that since Sir George's heart is 'very weak' it would be dangerous to forbid him to go to Wallington, since he so wants to go. As for what Bessie wrote, George showed it to CPT [Charles] and discussed it; Charles said he writes 'frequent and friendly letters to him' on business and about Kitty; George has found the atmosphere 'cleared and settled', and talked to his father about it this evening. Thinks that 'all that either party can prevail on their natures and mind to do is being done, and further interference may do more harm than good'; reassures her that 'the situation is not so tragic as [she seems] to believe' and has improved even since she was here.