c/o Barclays Bank

35 Rue du Quatre Septembre
Paris

23/2/30

Dearest Dooley,

I write this from Alger. We have been into
the Ékonomie Sahara - further than Touggourt - and it is
marvellous. But everything calls me back to Paris. I
expect we shall be there in eight or ten days.

Darling, can't you come to Paris soon -
in March or early April? I want to see you most awfully.
Please do come, if you can. It would be so lovely to see
you. I am being horribly successful, and will blow
any amount to amuse you! There, isn't that a proposition?

"Our" anthology will be out soon. Chattos
are going to set it up separately in England. It will
be a success.

Covici Friede are very complimentary about my
version of "Alkestis", though I expect you will be more
critical. However, it is NOT like Mr Murry!

What are you doing?

Aren't the talkies horrible?

With love, dear Dooley,

Le Bouquet
Aiguebelle
par Le Lavandou
Var

11/7/30

Dear Dooley,

We are established here for the summer - until
the end of September. I hope you'll be able to
look us up on your way through Provence. The place is on
the main road from Hyères to St Raphael.

The Imagist figures (England) on 9th July were
725. Not too bad, although the reviews have been porcine.

Chattos again ask me if you have anything
to submit for their new Dolphin series. In confidence as
brother to brother, I may tellyou that the original idea
was mine. Chattos are enthusiastic and will push
the early numbers well, so that for every reason I should
like you to be in early. If you have no original work
to send in, what about The Women Poets of Greece, omitting
Sappho (as done too often) and Anyte? Does that tempt
you? Charlie Prentice (of Chattos) is an enthusiastic
Greek scholar, and is making my version of "Alcyonis"
one of the first Dolphins. I wish you would splash in
with the Greek ladies.

Another possible idea to submit to them.
Charles is reprinting at 5/6 all my little pamphlet
translations. I have just passed the proofs and they
make a charming little book (in format, I mean) of 118
pages. Now what of your own lovely versions from the
Greek? Have you enough to make a book? I feel sure
Charles would jump at it as a reprint. He is a perfect
dear, admires you tremendously and, as I say, is a fine
Greek scholar. I feel he is just the publisher for you
in England. I have never ceased to bless the day when I
sent him the MS of the Hero. It changes one's life to
have a publisher who not only understands one's work, but
urges you on to do the work you really want to do. So
unlike the average publisher, who always wants you to imitate
the best seller of the day.

We are having a lovely time here, bathing and
rowing and sun-basking. Do try to come along.

With love from
Richard

Lecce

1/12/30

Dear Dooley,

This is to thank you for your very sweet letter
of the 27th, and to say that it crossed with one of mine,
addressed to Territet, containing the Imagist accounts and
a small cheque. This in case you have left no instructions
for the forwarding of mail.

I do hope Charles will be able to do Hippolytus in
England. Was he going to take sheets, or to set it up
himself? It would make a charming Dolphin. They have
done quite well. Even Alcestis, carrying all the handicap
weight of Hellenism, spurted over the 1100 in the first week.
He is really the prince of publishers for unfashionables like
us!

Venice was really lovely in the quiet and the sunny
autumn days. We spent a month there, no five weeks, and saw
it very thoroughly. I was especially taken with the great
Tintoretto pictures at San Rocco and the little churchof
the Miracoli. Lecce, all lovely ornate façades and curious
columns carved with birds and flowers and children like
florid Greek epigrams, has been most pleasant too. Now
we are going to Rome and then to Florence.

I look forward to seeing your bookset. I wish I
had seen the film, but you know how hopeless the movie world
is in Italy - not a chance, I fear. Never mind, next year
I promise myself Germany. Caesar will at last cross the
Rhine! What I really want to do is to be old-fashioned and
go to Mozart festival at Salzburg, but the thought of
serried ranks ofchlomanes is rather repressive.

With love from us both,

c/o Cooks
Florence

13/2/31

Dear Dooley,

I hope this will catch you before you leave
Monte Carlo. I am so glad you can come to Florence, but
I don't know if Norman will be here. He is very restless,
and keeps talking of going hither and yon.

I am living at Hotel Grande Bretagne, Lungarno
Acciaiuoli. Drop me a note there or leave one at Cooks.
Perhaps it would be easiest all round if you are, for the
public, ma belle-soeur.

Tom McGreevy was very much pleased by what you
wrote to Charles about his essay. It is just possible
that Tom may reach Florence before you leave - I should like
you to meet him, since he is a rare delightful creature and
appreciates your poems.

I have just got £300 for a short story - henceforth
call me Bennett!

Come along as quick as you can - it will be lovely
to see you again.