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Has seen 'Amadeus' three times, and can't stop thinking about it. Encloses a drawing of angels sorting mail at the Purgatorio Poste, captioned 'Salieri - Salieri - Salieri'.

Writes to say that he cannot come the following day due to his hayfever. States that he will probably 'leave town' for about a week - the second week in July - for the seaside, if he manages to shake it off entirely. Undertakes to write again when he knows where he shall be when she passes [London], so that she may write and tell him the exact time she will be there. States that he has decided not to go to Tawney, because of his hayfever. Reports that he has been spending most of his time seeing friends, and that there are more to see. Asks her to tell Arthur that a cousin of E.E. Bowen's - Reverend C. Bowen - will probably [be calling on him].

Explains that Gurney's 'seductive invitation' has arrived just as he is recovering from an attack of gout, and adds that his wife [Marian: George Eliot] is still ill. States that he would be delighted to [ ] his Cambridge experiences at the end of May, suggesting the 30th of that month. Hopes to see Gurney many times before that. Reports that the previous day he was at the rehearsal of the 'Brahms and Joachim pieces', which, he laments he cannot [leave/have] at Cambridge.

Sends back 'both Proof and M.S.' [of The Methods of Ethics?, not included], which he read with interest. Acknowledges 'the difficulties attaching to the doctrine' criticised by Sidgwick, but does not believe them to be insuperable, 'or so considerable as the difficulties which the doctrine removes.' Admits that his lack of any adequate conception of Sidgwick's point of view, and also from the 'imperfect way' in which he has presented his own doctrine 'in the Whewell paper', he finds it impossible to present his case 'with any effect.' Suggests that the fundamental difference between their opinions is that while Sidgwick regards judgment of the actions of others as the primary moral fact, he [Martineau] finds it in judgment upon his own actions. States that he has never regarded the valuation of "Motives" as a method for determining the actions proper to pursue. Admits that the '"Moral Sentiments"' have their place 'among the scale of possible impulses', but claims that, if present, 'they cannot decide between the claims of the two competing impulses whose presence constitutes the problem, but can only add themselves on, as an intensification, to the [felt] authority of the higher.'

Berlin - A letter introducing a young German clergyman, Immanuel Hengstenberg (son of Professor Hengstenberg at Berlin), who intends spending six months becoming acquainted with the religious and scientific state of England: 'I should feel very thankful if you would have the goodness to let him see the magnificent institutions of your university and to introduce him to your colleagues, who may give him the greatest interest. Especially I remember Rev. Carus [William Carus]'. BH would also enjoy a few hours with WW discussing public matters - 'though, indeed, they offer not at all a satisfactory aspect in this very moment. I fear that it is only the beginning for a period of war and destruction, by which neither the moral nor the intellectual state of Europe will gain. He, who first provoked this quarrel, has taken upon him an immense responsibility'.

25 Weymouth Street - financial difficulties of "Smith", ceasing to be examiner of plays has cost Donne £200 per year and stopping writing for periodicals a further £100, meeting with Johnson to explain Smith's position

The Hill, Laverstock, Salisbury. - Condolences on the death of Lady Houghton.

Example sheets; students questions, requests for guidance etc.

Concerning possible publication of a lecture by Wood on J.J. Thomson and securing materials (gypsum, anthracene, cellophane, etc.) for use in neutron diffraction experiments.

Trevelyan's tribute was printed in "The TImes": see 1/121.

British Museum, London - Discusses photographs taken of Sir James [for the Frazer lectures volume?], and arranges for copies to be made.

Correspondence on books and articles written or proposed.
C.122: 1946–50
C.123: 1951–56
C.124: 1962–63

(Bibliog. 116).
D.122: 74pp. ms. draft.
D.123-124: 2 copies of 75pp. typescript draft, both with different ms. corrections.
D.125: 25pp. ms. draft, paginated 73-97, and headed '8 Synthesis'.
D.126: 14pp. ms. draft headed 'Cubic Forms. "Absolute" lemmas'.
(D.127, D.128 are the contents of a folder inscribed 'Cubic forms (old) historical interest'.)
D.127: 1p. ms. notes headed 'History of cubic forms in 32 (later 16) variables'; 26pp. ms. draft headed 'B. Certain exponential sums'.
D.128: 16pp. ms. draft headed 'G. Synthesis'.