Item 195 - Letter from Janet Trevelyan to Elizabeth Trevelyan

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Hears from Caroline that Bessie is making arrangements for Julian's operation [on an umbilical hernia] in London in January; suggests that he goes to a 'nice little nursing home in Royal Avenue, Chelsea', where 'Charlie had his knee done', and Bessie can stay nearby with Janet; she should 'refuse to be bullied by the doctors into going to one of the Wimpole Street places' which are 'the most awful swindle-traps in London'. Several of her friends have been there, and they were recently 'very kind to a Belgian lady of ours [i.e., linked to the Belgian Refugees Committee]. Would be very good to have Bessie there: Janet 'often feel[s] lonely at nights'; Mary and Humphry would also be able to visit Julian and help to cheer him up. Will not get her house back from the [Maurice] Amoses until Friday 21 January, so probably will not be ready until the 24th; hopes that will not be too late. Returns to Stocks Cottage tomorrow.