Item 345 - Letter from Sir George Trevelyan to R. C. Trevelyan

Wallington, Cambo, Morpeth. - Glad to see the Liverpool University book list, and will be very interested in [Robert's translation of Aeschylus's] "Oresteia"; has just finished the first four books of Thucydides, 'as a fellow of a famous Oxford College [Oriel]' feels he should 'acquaint' himself with Aristotle, for the first time in more than sixty years; sure a 'little will go a long way' and he will be able to return to Euripides at Welcombe. Reading all of his plays is 'a delightful occupation for the last years of a chequered, and somewhat laborious, life'. Likes to think of Robert and Elizabeth enjoying the autumn colours; cannot remember anything more beautiful than the China pond and East wood at Wallington are now. Glad Elizabeth had a good impression of Mr Walker, who is a 'good fellow' and will probably 'appreciate a parish where there is no public house'. Caroline is 'very patient, and acquiesces in her invalid life'; he himself feels his age, 'but not altogether unpleasantly'.