Pièce 25 - Letter from R. C. Trevelyan to Julian Trevelyan

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Glad that Julian has recovered from his 'influenza, or whatever it was'. Went to the Lake Hunt at Seatoller at Whitsun; on Friday he, Uncle Charles, Aunt Molly, and two others went for a long walk up Great End, from which on a clear day it is possible to see six old kingdoms: Ireland, England, Man, Scotland, Wales and Heaven; these are now 'all under one king, except for Ireland, which does not yet know what it is, and as to the sky' he has 'not lately heard anything about its politics'. Later, some of them bathed in a pool so deep the bottom can be seen but not swum down to. Describes the hunts: was a 'hare' the first day, and got out-run by someone who was almost half his age; was very stiff the next day as a hound but did help to catch Uncle Charles. [Henri de?] Regnier is staying, and sends his regards; the Bottomleys [Gordon and Emily] are visiting next Saturday for a few days. There is very little water, and 'Seater's [?] men' have been here all day digging up pipes near the stable to see what is wrong; wonders if Julian's school at Mayortorne is running short.