| Content Description | Addresses her as 'My dear Lou'; has been playing with the 'kiddies' [Hilda Mary Jones and Winifred Jones]; describes the antics of Mary [Hilda Mary] at bathtime; 'Pa' [John William Jones] and Mrs Wilkinson are out; enjoys the house best when he is 'en famille' with Mrs Jones [Marie Jones] and thinks she does too; mentions a lecture by an 'American chap' after school on handwriting; also mentions his work on the school library, this being his second year as librarian, a job which he finds 'rather a fag'.
Suggests that they spend midsummer in France, taking Ada [Lawrence] with them; feels that Ada is the 'only relative' left to him; reports that two of his verses (which he would prefer to remain unpublished) are being included in the 'English Review' by Austin Harrison [see La B 188] but the 'scrap' of money will be useful; discusses their Easter plans to meet; wishes that they were married; sends regards to all at Coteshael; is unable to write letters to anybody at present but will be home next week; has nothing to do but read Rouge et Noir [by Henri Beyle Stendhal, 1783-1842, French writer] and does not want to; signed 'D.H.L.' |