Item 225 - Letter from R. C. Trevelyan to Sir George Trevelyan

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The Shiffolds, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking. - Thanks his father for his letter with 'the amusing enclosures'. His father did not send him 'the letter to the American Nation about Macaulay'; hopes it is not lost. Returns the Trinity College letter. Their friend [Harry] Norton, a fellow of Trinity who is staying here at the moment, says that 'so far the High Table Dinner has been maintained at its former level of excellence at the old price'; expects they will 'not do so badly, as they will still have fish on the meatless days, and there is nothing said of meat being prohibited at lunch'. Is afraid that 'fish is quite unobtainable' here.

The '"Home of British Poetry" seems to be a wonderful institution, and the report is priceless'; does not think he knows 'a single name in the List of Foundation Fellows. One seems to have heard of Alderman Ben Turner'. Diedrich is a 'bastardized form of Theodoric', or perhaps, vice versa, 'Theodoric is the Latin form of the Goth Diedrich'; believes it is quite a common German first name.

Bessie and Julian are both very well, and Miss Barthorpe has now returned.