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'Shorthand Notebook' used by Synge for notes.

Department of Ceramics and Ethnography, British Museum - Saw Mr Edge-Partington, who has been to Tongatabu, and he confirms there is only one trilithon on the island.

Accompanied by an envelope, "H. J. Braunholtz, 8 April 1927, the trilithon in Tongatabu (Edge Partington's evidence).

95 Sloane Street, London, S.W.1. - Concerning Sir James' pension.

Welcombe, Stratford on Avon. - Glad to hear that Elizabeth is well and that Robert is losing his cold; hopes the Booths [Charles and Meg] arrive safely. Sir George has been troubled by rheumatism for a while; thinks he is recovering but he is 'low & out of sorts'; he has been able to work and take walks everyday, not liking to stay in bed which she thinks may have been best. S[idney] Colvin and Morton Philips are coming on Sunday, alone as both their wives are ill; they have also had neighbours visiting for tea. Has been busy with things in the village; Mr Clarke was here this week. They are expecting news from Cheyne Gardens [of the birth of Janet and George's child]; the preparations were made long ago. The ["Independent] review" is 'in a bad way' but George 'has made up his mind to it'. Meggy [Price] has sent her a very amusing letter from Phil [Morgan Philips Price], who 'led the interruptions' at [Henry] Chaplin's meeting at Cambridge in 'a most intelligent & effective way'. Sir George enjoyed Robert's letter about classics and 'keeps it as a marker!'; sends love from him and Booa [Mary Prestwich], who was 'quite anxious' about Elizabeth.

2, Cheyne Gardens, S.W. - Bessie will have heard about what has happened today [the death of George and Janet Trevelyan's son Theo]. Cannot write about it except to say he 'often thought about [her] and Bob' [remembering the death of their son Paul in 1909?]

2 Hampstead Hill Gardens, Rosslyn Hill, N.W.3. - Very good of Trevy to send "From the Shiffolds" as Christmas greetings: he and his wife send best wishes in return. Asks how the Trevelyans are; has not seen any works by Julian recently, though he 'much frequent[s] Picture Galleries'. Nick [their son], his wife, and small daughter are staying here while the house they have bought in Chelsea is repaired; Nick is staying in the Army, and is now an acting Major. He himself is 'always reading poetry in scraps, in the bus, in bed...'; he has recently regained some of his 'old passion for Fitzgerald', and always has Rilke and Horace by him, whom Trevy will call an 'odd couple'; has recently 'turned to Pope - stranger still' but now will 'turn to' Trevy.

110 Banbury Road, Oxford.—Is glad that things are going well, if slowly, at Cambridge. Will come over after the end of term. When he was there last year Vincent [not identified] showed him the new [university] library and he briefly met Leavis. Discusses paintings he saw in Italy, by Correggio and others. Criticises The Times’s interpretation of recent by-election results.

Enclosing lock of hair from a god-daughter of Mary Babington - perhaps Lydia's daughter Mary?

Hopes to be able to work with Butler on his return to Cambridge, has written to A C Pigou that he will lecture at Cambridge if he can be sure of a secure livelihood thereby.

[At top: Harold Prince] - 'I said it all last night: thank you.'

Dolder Grand Hotel, CH-8032 Zurich - Thanks him for his and Robert [Leonard]'s hospitality in New York; is glad he is writing again, mentions a BBC programme about Dan J[acobson?] that he missed; shares news of the 'Amadeus' premiere, EMI say that 10% of the house will have to go to the Cinematograph Benevolent Society, Nadine [?] has beaten them down to 5% which he thinks still too high; in a postscript, he says Ginnie Airlie [Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie] says 'there is no housekeeper, maid, chatelaine, or whatever at Balmoral called Brenda........'

7 Camden St. & T. - He sends Whewell 'a piece of audacity of which your eye will detect the visible signs at a glance'. He gives an example of the knife and fork theory of figure he previously sent WW [see ADM to WW, 1 Apr. 1849]. He finds it easier to get the more difficult cases of syllogism by 'figuring the symbol in my head - and detecting the symbol of inference - than by thought'.

Collingwood - If JH's newly married daughter [Maria] and husband are now with WW could he give Maria the annexed. The wedding 'went off very prettily'. A Mr Prescott, a man of high scientific learning, very cultivated and an agreeable person, is going to take up residence in Cambridge. Prescott is an old Trinitarian and would like to be introduced to WW.

CL gives some brief comments made by Lockhart [John Gibson Lockhart - editor of the Quarterly Review] concerning WW's article [Review of 'Lyell's 'Principles of Geology', volume 2', Quarterly Review, 1832].

'Kinawanua' Gordon N.S.W. Dated November 13th 1912 - Will talk to Prof. [Baldwin] Spencer about the Arunta people; encloses a note [not transcribed] about the belief of sympathetic magic, and something further he took from a woman named Mrs Atkinson about and unidentified practice; would like the Frazers to come when the British Association for the Advancement of Science comes to Australia in 1914.