Item 337 - Letter from R. C. Trevelyan to Caroline Trevelyan

The Shiffolds, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking. - Thanks his mother for her letter, which arrived yesterday; they are having 'chilly weather now, but already a daffodil is out in the copse in front of the house, and the hazel-buds are nearly opening'. Bessie went to town last week to 'furnish her new room, which will be ready in about a week from now'; it is very kind of his parents to make her 'such a splendid present, which will be more than enough for the furnishing, and will enable to give some help to her friend and house-mate Miss Busch'. She has just gone to the village, Forest Green, to 'give her musical lecture and illustrate it by playing two violin sonatas with quite a good pianist'. Robert is staying at home and listening to the wireless, though 'there is nothing interesting tonight'; soon he will 'go down the lane to meet her and carry up her violin'. Julian 'seems quite well'.