Pièce 53 - Letter from Venetia Stanley to Edwin Montagu

18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Reproaches him for ignoring an invitation.

(Montagu's reply may be B1/40.)

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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.

I wonder what your reason is for completely ignoring invitations. I can think of several. First that you have forgotten, Second that you are too indolent, and Third that you dont want to come either tomorrow or at a future date. If the 3rd is the reason your method is to be commended not for its civility but for its thoroughness, for I can promise you that in future you wont have to bother even to remember not to answer.

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