DLA123-0236  Transcription

Friday. 13. May. 1921.

My dearest Pauly.

I wrote to Stef^[1] yesday & tonight before going to bed, I must have a talk with you= I felt indeed a Sadman parting from my dear Rugby boys!

So glad to hear you have got your [remove?] into the Science side, it seems to me you will be taking the school [Cat?]: exam younger than Stef did?

Also v. pleased to hear yr. music master was content with you – when you have had some practices of the duets, get Stef to play them with you. Don’t forget, that I would like you both to play the Bach middle movement for a house competition –

It is awful the coal strike continuing/^[2]

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& v. cold fun for you all! No super warm baths – & long bathes– as at 3 Fitz Johns’!!^[3]

Do you know my latest plan, I am not going to Bagnoles now, I have postponed it till autumn, as there is too much to do here – I am glad, because besides other things, I can be in Rugby on speech day – So engage a room+ for 2 people at once– in the nice house aunt may was in –

Your little tailor has sent in the bill for yr. trousers, which I hope are beautiful, & hope your coat also has been well altered –

Today Mlle went to the Caledonian Market.^[4] She says it was such a [low?] looking place, & a man was nearly [doing?] her out of 2/–! She bought choc= for me, & you – 2 [lbs?]= will be sent to you both tomorrow, so be on the look-out –

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Daddy has so much to do, that in his last letter, he said nothing about going to Sth America – I knew he need have no anxiety about getting work – He is still in Washington.^[5] Continue writing to the Corcoran Gallery of Art – But put on Envelope “please forward”/

John^[6] is so happy with his bicycle – which however is too big for him – but he managed to stick on, & flies about the garden!

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What a lot was going on last hols= really we must be quieter next hols!

Pat^[7] likes his school, & today his blazer came back – it had to be made from for him – It is bright pink trimmed with black & looks so nice on him –.

He & I have reads together after Dinner & have just finished the life of Christopher Columbus – I am going tomorrow to Mrs Bowlby’s for the [Whitsun?] hols= just Sat – to Monday visit – Mlle with Pat, John going to [pie–mie?] on Hampstead Heath on

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Sunday – Goodnight my dear Pauly – Big hug from

Mum.

Editorial Note:

Mrs Philip de László, née Lucy Madeleine Guinness (1870-1950), the artist’s wife; for biographical notes, see [11474].

HJ

26/05/2020