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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.—Thanks him for his gift of a ‘little God’ and invites him to Alderley to see it in her room. She will probably not see him before leaving tomorrow. The Prime is coming to see her this evening. Sealed Orders (a play) was rather boring for the second time running.

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18 Mansfield Street, Portland Place, W.
Wednesday

I cant thank you enough for your most lovely present. I expected something funny and you send me something quite beautiful. I simply love it, it is most sweet of you to send it me. Thank you again and again. When will you come to Alderley to see it enshrined in its niche in my room. I do want you to come there again soon. Its ages since you’ve been there, not since the Grand National {1} I believe.

I go away tomorrow evening, I wonder if I shall see you again before that, the Prime is com-ing to see me at 6 this evening, and I suppose later than that, for he will only stay a very short time, would clash with dinner for you.
Its sad the zest I have to see my friends and the little opportunity I have of doing it!

Sealed Orders {2} was rather boring for the 2nd time running.
Thank you again for my divine little God. I do really love him.

Yrs always
Venetia

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{1} 24 March.

{2} A play by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton, first performed on 11 September 1913 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where it ran until 12 December. It was revived at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, between 16 and 21 November the following year.

Haymaking at Stapleton

Pleased CJM is standing for Gloucester, is to receive Hon LLD at Cambridge, his influence in the cotton industry is important to Liberal candidates in Lancashire

Papers re meeting between RAB and the committee about greater Scottish representation on policy-making committees, as a result of which James Stuart was co-opted on to the Advisory Committee on Policy

18, Earls Terrace, London, W.8. - Gives plans for his trip to Europe; "Five Finger Exercise" is a hit with good reviews and standing ovations, Hobson reviewed it twice saying many nice things.

Written from Arundel, Sussex.

The first letter is incomplete and lacking date.

Asks her if she would be willing to read the proofs of the first four chapters of the Methods of Ethics, of which he is preparing a sixth edition. Undertakes to send them to her with the '"copy" ' if she agrees.

Reports on his experiences at a seance the night before, in which his 'perserverance was rewarded by 10 raps at intervals varying from a quarter of a minute to 1, 2 and 3 minutes.' Recounts that he met Tommy ten minutes after he saw Sidgwick. The former had just returned from Chattanooga 'where he saw the battle of Nov. 26, 27, 28' [1863]. He says the South is being conquered'. Cowell declares that he is 'off to Hastings.'

Written from Dusseldorf.

29 Eaton Place - Mr Hopkins' [William Hopkins] paper on cracks in the crust of the Earth's surface is a big disappointment: 'With respect to the hypothesis of a crust, in contact with an interior fluid it appears to me a state of things which could not subsist. Unless they be in contact and continue so, the fluid would exert no pressure against the crust. If they were once in contact the slightest irregularity in their expansibilities by heat would make this condition cease, and the higher tides, which would never amount to above a few feet, would never reach the crust'. JWL hopes WW will write something upon the tides as a whole.

Mattishall - Blakesley's comparison of lawyers with plasterers and painters. visited Great Snoring to see if it was "a desirable prospect for a fat rector"

9 Park Place, Dundee - Recommends the acquaintance of Dr [Archibald?] Connel, who was an ally on the School Board and a good friend; thanks him for his own copy of the GB; discusses Sam [Samuel McCall Frazer?] where he should live after leaving Lewis and the allowance he should have.

Re memorial to Robert Burns

embossed notepaper, House of Commons Library. - Has informed Mr [Townend?] of Milner Gibson's kindness; could visit after dining with Lord [Stratford?] if convenient.

Peyrou, N. 1956

Pickavance, T.G. 1952, 1959

Pihl, M. n.d.

Pincher, H.C. 1949

Ping, W.C. 1962-74

Pirenne, M.H. 1975

Notes headed 'Aldermaston September 20 1950', Notes headed 'Aberdeen March 1951'.