DLA014-0004  Multiple items; Transcriptions  

Newnham House

Cambridge.

24.7.[19]17.

Lt-Col. E. Kitson Clark and Mrs.Webber return thanks for kind enquiries and sympathy.

Aug. 29.1917

Dear Mr de László

I feel I must send you this little message from my brother^[1] & myself, with most sincere thanks for your kind words about my father.^[2] I am indeed thankful that for him the weary days of dwindling strength were comparatively few, he was at work on the third volume of his History of Roman Law^[3] almost to within a week of his passing away, &

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his sight hearing & thinking powers were perfect to the end. But ever since my mother died in 1887 he [illegible] have been the closest & dearest of friends, he was the absolute inspiration of my life, & I miss this so well-beloved companion more & more every day & every hour. The Eternal Silence is so hard to bear. Your portrait [13603] will be a joy for ever.

With grateful thanks to you and Mrs de Laszlo for your kind thoughts of me, in my great sadness & loneliness,

Yours very sincerely

May Webber

SMDL

27/11/2017