May/July/June I.

Darling Fido,

Had a very charming talk with G. Pup came in about 5, so
it was cut off a bit at the end, but was glad Pup came, as she
as rather sweet with G., and she said how unlike an American
child, how good she was etc. She is, in fact, from the States,
view-point, very good indeed, and really we ought to be
proud of her Puppyness. She is coming in here late Sun. to stay
for most of the week. If all is well with Lady A., I will
make an effort then to get off, after Pup leaves, prob. the
following Mon. That is around June 10. Don't should
muh. All marches.

I had almost an hour with Bud, on the telephone. I enclose a
letter that followed. He has no doubt, written you. It
is great fun. I like Maiden Lane as it, also, is Virgo and
The Lady- also Virgo- has offices, I believe in the
same building but with another door. Its terribly vital
and Virgo-ish all round. I will get to work the
minute I get out.

Can you or the VEE look up and verify this quote from Heine.
I will put it on separate page, so you need not re-copy.
The Heine vol. is on my shelf, Vee might do it. P.R.
quoted it in one of his sermons, and wasn't sure it was
right. It might be differently act to confirm this for him.
Just return the page as is, with the corrections, if any.

I see him, prob once more, then as he is
going to be ordained and out of town or something, I won't see

him till my return.
I think he is very pleased
with me since I screamed - so very English or Hun or
something. If you hit them hard enough, they think you
are somebody.

Enclosed from A.S. E. He evidently will hop in on the
L. and L. But I don't know, now, unless he comes
Mon. or Tues., and I come Wed., to Vaud, if I will see him.
It might be worth while waiting the extra day. What do
you think?

L. and L. seems a regular army with banners -
You know the poem of the quote ? I could put my
hands on it. I am sure Vee will.

Georgie has a long story about Gavin. I think you better let
him tell you. Gav was keeping an Argentine and wanting to marry
the S. girl for her money- as sordid as it could possibly be.
G.'s hair stands on end, and so does mine. He will talk a lot if
you just egg him on; he was most entertaining.

This in haste. It is now cold but better than the
sub-light in London; this is its natural function, and one
doesn't present being here. But I will soon, now come. Brook. is
coming to say good-bye on Sun.

A stupid letter, but more later and much love and to old Rover.
I love his paw-scratches.

June 4.

Pup had card from your mother from Cornwall, she seemed happy,
said it was cold, she leaves there Wed, but did not say
where she was going. However, I will, no doubt, get off on
the Mon., and if Lady A. does not turn up at A., I will just
arrange for Pup. I had also card from Cornwall, from Chiron,
saying it was beautiful but cold. I gave pup your directions
about samples, I will see she sees to it.

I have been happy over old ps-a notes, I want so to get
back now, and get my claws on old type-script, I am quite
happy about all this now. I feel there is NOTHING like
ps-a , but have got a bit Theo.-ish, The Brook asked me
for a light ps-a book for beginners, I told her I could
hardly recommend such a thing, one had to do it thoroughly or
leave it quite alone- I felt like it, too. But I will
try to think out something to send her later from Kenwin, books
to hold on to, for me, if you will let me know what. I feel there
is absolute scism between the "group", our group, and the rest,
but one must recognize it- one simply is dealing with another
race, with ps-a people.

I gave Cole a drastic treatement, about her feelings about
writing, she shrivelled up. I am trying to get her, at least to
WANT to appear in L. and L. The book, wants to do reviewing
and an article on modern political situation, I told her I
would speak to editor; she was on Vogue, once-net that that
means anything, only Bud said he wanted reviewers.

June 5.

Thank you so much for pyjamas, dear Fido. It is ever so kind of
you both. I like your new coffee really better than the
first lot, you brought, better not mention this - I suppose
there are coffee feuds and coffee-camps. This is more my old
idea of Phila. coffee, more Viennese, I think, richer, and
very subtly-flavoured; how did you get this ? Who
recommended it ? I am putting as much as I can in the empty
George-tins, I think it is better, than the paper bags. Kex
can have all he wants next winter- if he leaves me a
little. I haven't given any to Cole.

Cole is in a funny terribly blurred ambi state. Now she is
almost frenzied with rage -and-desire as I asked her to wite
for L. and L. La Brook wants to come in on it. Pup
is very good. A model. The secret is, I just simply have to
give myself up to it. I do and I like it. The trouble is
having people in- then Pup seems to me to be " left out", and
in a subtle way makes it felt. But we have meals in the
kitchen, it is very good that way, Monsignor bar sort of
thing. I will next winter, get curtains and maybe a new
built-in cupboard. I want Kex to advise me when I get
back. The kitchen is the place to eat in- such fun. I cook
a lot, now for Pup, he gets well fed and I enjoy it- but as I
say, it is a one-time job. I wrote your mother, I hoped to
leave Mon, will prob. get a letter- rather frightened as to
my tail. I go to Cook again, and will possibly wait till Wed,
but I say Mon., as people crowd so and keep on sending

Could the VEE see that he taps in
my room work ? They usually go funny
in absence ...

flowers just when I am trying to BREAK the CLUT-

clutch here. I am worried, can't make up my mind.
But I will go Cook this morning and decide one way or other. It
won't make MUCH difference, will it, as I will
come via Paris, arrive about 8, as per last-time, at
Montreux, and you need not even meet me. Though of course,
it is good to have car there.

Love to Kex. I long for news of G. and how it all is. I had
your one letter saying you were sitting in garden and he was
impressed. Does Kex tease ?

Bud sent me in 4 L. and L. s. I was a little sneer-y, then
got terribly intrigued, wondering how we would match up
to it, and am now treasuring them all. I am asking him
for more - all he can give me, of course, one can store them
here.

Cream and a large lump of butter has just come from
Doris. How frightfully good of "Keverne." Thank you so
much. I will write D. at once. It is just in time now to get
but
thoroughly enjoyed, and not have to be gobbled, to be
enjoyed, properly. S. comes to dinner, so this will
all be shared ....

Letter just in. I note desire for salts. I am writing
your mother, I think that I will wait till WED. I am almost
sure of this, as suddenly papers etc. have piled up,
but I will smell it out at Cooks, this morning. There was such
a crowd last night and you know what Bank Holiday is like on

trains.

D.V.; arrive ;

Wed., June 12, Montreux, 7.38.

June 8. Sat.

Dear Fiend,

I have my ticket , reservations, sleeper etc., train arrives, as I wrote you, Montreux, 7.38, I shall be so glad to see Jules, but would be happier if you did not come- at any rate, I could not BEAR TWO dogs so early, though I hardly suppose Rvr. would, you said " we" will be there ; please let it be one dog plus car or just car. It will be so terribly exciting, just to be there, I feel I need to meet the dogs in dogs, would prefer to reserve Rvr. till lunch timeor near-lunch.

I note remark on G. turning up Sun., it doesn't matter much one way or the other, Hart and Silvia will both be here, anyhow.

I am terribly tired of women-woman sapping my uc-n. I am determined next winter, D.V., to make out a programme of work and live by it. Bud and I had a terribly good time. We agree that writers need back-bone and a back-ground and that L. and L. serves as a centre for the" guild. " I am so tired of this amateurish coy-flirting and camping about "ahrt" , this "O, I am too humble" of O.B. "for your paper." This "O, do you REALLY think I could ?" of C.B., this "dear, dear, but what would people SAY" of P.R., this " really, really, X - I don't believe in writing , its all a lot of children playing- but do you think he would take ... " of Cole. And so on, etcetera. I have learned a lot

about treatment of the coy and am rather bored. I want to
get my TEETH into someone honest to Gawd script. Havelock Ellis
was marvelous and wrote Bula nice little semi-personal,
congratulatory letter.

[] note remarks re machine etc., it is very kind of you. I will
wait and see how the spirit move me at the last. I have not a
great deal, but all the same- don't know that I would feel
" at home" on a borrowed machine, and I might buy it, but
I will think it over, and thank you so much.

Pup got off. I had a good time, but she tore my insides, I felt
terrible, she has evidently fallen in love with me, in good
regard.

Maidchen in Uniform manner.

She broke my heart

yesterday by going without lunch and bringing me, as from

you, a heap of pretties, stockings, shoes, bathing-dress, I hate
to think of it. I got her some/late lunch and she went off to

Audley with her bags. Your mother loved Cornwall, she was

in raptures about it, I never saw her looking better. She
says she is staying July in town. More of this later.

I don't know that I will write again, prob. once, and I will
post proofs, just to round that off. I have not the middle
bit, this is the end. But more later, and thank you. I hate you
to have to bother. I am reading old L. and L. by the mile.
Love to Rv. I got his Erasmus, or rather it is ordered at Cooper.
Sloane street, they only had with oil, I stop later for it.

Blessings, everlastingly,

VILLA KENWIN
BURIER S/LA TOUR
VEVEY
SWITZERLAND

Fri.

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

I will see about Lottes photos. I read Buds letter
and put with others in your desk.
Thanks for
"treatment" about Cuth., it is really not too-important,
but he is such a damn journalist, you never know what sort
of a job, he may or may not " wangle" and Bgt. simply in
some way, is and remains my Gavin. You can not fight against
that sort of person. The best would be maybe, if I were rid
of him- but maybe not. There might be other
complications with other wives. Anyhow-

Thank you-

No special news. More seeds have come. We had excellent
beans from Zurich- the seeds- one should never have any
others, string-beans without the strings, and Z. is noted for
them- no doubt, you know all that. They are seeds that the Vee
had given her.

I read Rvr. paper and send on daily. It is very
silly-season.

I am upset about poor Jennie. Terrible.

Had a card from Theo.

Have written Bud, a very long letter.

Garden a bit whipped by rain and hail.

Rather cold.

I am thrilled but need Pup do such violent things ?

Love to her- and all the brethern en masse.

Well, I am rather limp from Ion-izing.

Bo hail dear Fiend and to Pups and the rest, love from

Give my special love to Cole and G. Also to George. I love
all he writes and have kept all letters in your desk
drawer.

Kex seems very gay-but subdued in some way, I can't say what
I mean. I think he misses us. I sent him some more of the
zodiac symbols, he seems to click to the idea, and his and
yours and mine are all specially startling. I think it must
be rather unusual people who emerge like this. Some of Kex's
are amazing. Good things mixed, of course- a
definite "fish" vibration is supposed to be at work
on him- while I think must certainly be true.

I go on reading Mongolia, have
all-but finished. It is very wierd and for me, terribly true
and apropos.

Your place does sound exciting, and I am sorry I seem so dull,
but as Pup used to say, "you know Kenwin."

I repeat, all is well-I shall be happy to
see you, but please stay in town or in Cornwall, just as long
as you want. I may come over to London end Oct. or wait till
Christmas, all depends on your own plans. I shall of course,
be terribly glad to see you.

Love again, darling Fido. I have already
got you A L L your presents, they are just "sillies", and all
for Kenwin.

Blessings on all fro ye everlasting olde

Silvia seems to be feeling funny-a sort of psychic land-slip,
of sorts, but I suppose it is to be expected. I had a p.c. from
Mr.S. Afrom Scotland.

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Tues. Aug 20.

No news, dear Fido.

The Vee is much happier since she has discovered she can swim a little with the serpent. She now talks with children on the shingle under Karma wall, and I think it does her a lot of good, she is quite different. It appears Karma gardner does rescue work- he had the lot of them over the wall yesterday, when the storm came up, and sheltered them in his green-house. The Vee stayed in the water, but Karma kindly-ly grabbed her stock of clothes and kept them dry for her. She can not cease singing the praise of the Karma now. It is all to the good. She has quite changed- and regrets that she did not 'profit' earlier in the summer. However, I have little luck when I discuss the things of Cornwall, as she sniffs a rat. I had the good picture- what a charming place- this morning.

I think of a crowd of you there and send you all love and the very best wishes. Where and how, do you all sleep? Is that a wing to the right of the picture? How many rooms are there? Get Pup to count them one day when Whisk-ers needs a little button-work.

We will soon be out of our Venus in Leo, dear Fido, and trampling into Virgo. You will then be 4I, I make it, and me 49. For such a little time, we have the 4 in common. However, I look forward to my 5 incarnation, like mad. That is why I want to get Ion shaped and maybe another, Helen, as a sort of Kat Jubilee celebration. It is doing me good, but will be glad, later of an excuse NOT to work. However, it is excellent, so far.

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Aug. 23. Friday.

These enclosed-s came. I got from G.P. and from Turtle, all
those and the past ones are in your drawer.

No news, lake lovely, I just got back and passed Vee,
very timid with her huge green snake. Lots of rather
nice crocodiles, and the same people almost all the time,
one feels we are at heart one against intruders. A strange
boat-load yesterday, upset the Vee, the man, said was a
school-master and his wife was the kind they always have
(hor did she know this-) you know "ell a porte des
pantaloons saus son costume de bain." This upset the Vee,
she told it me twice during dinner- however they were
not there to-day so Vee and the S. reign supreme.

An old gent, very Ramuz type, sits near me, he never looks at me
till I turn my back- how he manages, I do not know. He is
very rugged and brown and exceedingly good to the eye.
How it is, these people come up so well in the altogether ?
They look so dreadful dressed. The Greek choros of ouvriers
is working like hell, terrible noise, the Vee thinks it must
be the end- we can only hope so.

I keep getting press-cuts because H.D. is mentioned in
Whitall's new book, it all seems so very very gone.

I had one too, a poem in some north of Englandish paper,
on Saint Augustine, signed H.D. I wonder if Eliot had
been being these and was therefore so friendly ?

Please give much love to the Bunch. Do you know if Timmie
will be here early Sept., if so, I will get my teeth done,
as soon as you and the car get back.

I finished the Mongolia book, while I found very, very
good and illuminating. Did you know a new incarnation of
the Buddha, is due in the north? Very interesting,
that is why they let this Swedish youth take back that sort
of tabernacle. Lots of most fascinating material, there.

I do feel so glad you are having
a good time. Give my very, very best love to all the
Bunch, and let me have news, ever and ever, ye old

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Sat. Aug. 24.

Dear Fido,

I have your long letter. I note all points. I will under
NO circumstances stick out here, if there is actual
FINAL trouble. It isn't like Lewin in the war. She had
a mass of friends and family here, was sunk in England-sur-
Leman. I am QUITE alone, surprisingly. I would simply have gone
dotty these weeks, but I felt FISH had me by the tail or I had
fish by the tail, and certainly the final rough shape of the
play surprises me. I said to myself, all along, this is my
work, and I got to the point of realizing that I was doing this in
the last war, this very MSS and had dropped it. I was facing all
that alone here, and got past it, with the realization;

I. My work is creative and reconstructive, war or no war,
if I can get across the Greek spirit at its highest I am
helping the world, and the future. It is the highest spiritual
neutrality.

2. Apart from all that actual inner urge, this is the ONE thing that my public, my "fans" have been clamouring for.

3. In case of any break-down, if we were all separated, this
would give me carte-blanche to the sort of America I did not
have in my youth.

4. This is a sort of counter to P.R. and his church- this is
my church.

5. This was work I was doing after the first confinement
and during my preg. with old Pups. Probably I have it linked
up with my physical creative force. As that is going, I
translate it into this out-put of plays. The attitude one takes
at this time is all-important for the rest of one's life -
therefore, as a trailer, I will not go to Dr.H. for the

moment. The swimming has tightened me up. To cut the thing now, might be to break across this urge. As it is, I plan completing Ion for publisher- I have written Boston- before leaving here, and probably starting on the Helen. That will take me over London winter. Next year, I shall probably do two more plays. This will keep me strengthened and is practical. By that time, the world will have moved in some direction. But this is my direction.

I love it here, but I have NO one and it is not only that. I am taking care of Vee, in a way; she is difficult, I can not discuss politics as she throws a thousand fits, I can not discuss the simple life at Keverne as that immediately gets her back up and she asks and asks what you will really do, about the farm and that's all I know, except that she is perfectly safe in time of trouble- look at the last war.

I can not go into all the psychological facts, money etc., also my OWN position, after all, I am quite cut off here. He has relatives in Lausanne whom she likes and she is Swiss.

So there is no outlet.

So far, this is oke, but it is a sort of warning to me as to future. Much as I feel at one here, and know I do my best work here, I could NOT face the loneliness if there were trouble, not for fear, but simply because of icy isolation. The Greek will hold me to my centre, now whether here or in London. It was all I want to work out this way, and already I feel stabilized and balanced.

I am very proud of Uncle Sam and feel too old Albion is not letting us down, spiritually, quite. I have yesterday's paper and feel all is working out - toward something, but not to Albion's discredit.

There it is. I long for you, more than I can say. I have tried not to grumble, but Fido, it's been pretty lonely.

VILLA KENWIN
BURIER S/ LA TOUR
VEVEY
SWITZERLAND

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Aug. 26.

Dear Fido-

I enclose from Eric, as I don't like to throw away- because of the poem of Lotte. Will you either throw away or file it with your E.W.W. or Lotte R. letters.

Thank you for all enclosures. I am happy with them and two
letters from you and one from Pup. Such a nice lot of mail,
and also the 45 50 suisse, but why, Fido ? I have already
acknowledged and put it in my safe bag- but I don't spend a
thing here. I have still some of the other note you gave me. But
anyhow, thank you, and I will wait till your return to elucidate
the mystery.

A week to-day, is your birthday. Stay as long as you like in
town- I feel this is perhaps a fish-test for me- as I have
surprised myself with the MSS and plans for the future. Had
an odd dream of a fortune teller in a sort of carivan
but who gave me three faces then a card with a picture
of a bearded gent, and said, do you know that ? I said, it
might be P.R., anyhow its a sort of father, she said,
" your father is not dead. " It was very odd- maybe P.R. has
gone now from mother to father symbol- as Hellas, Helen seems to
be my motive and work on this- and I suppose your "father"
means your "mind" ( Pallas Athene sort of thing) and work on
Helen or Hellas is the great solution. Anyhow, I am over
strained in mind- but think it a good thing- all of the
Cornwall motif seems oke now Pup likes it- and it helped to
think she liked the house and Cole was impressed and that it
still IS there.
Pup's letter was most charming , and she
is sure an a-I Cornish product.
Could we ask more

Could I ask that architect girl to see me when I get back ?

I like her so much.

Coel/ is very difficult, she grumbles all the time about G, yet seems to want him under her thumb- at the same time, throws off all the time about the boy-friend. However, she may shape in time. I am glad you had them there, am sure G. was very happy. It is right that she should have a change.

I have the cutting for Vee. She is gone two days- at least, is due back to-night in Roger's car. It was a delayed christening, over week-end, of one of the brats that was here, and I told her to stick on.

The maids are very nice and thoughtful. Horrible weather, no swims and that at once puts me out of key.

Yes- I think old dog is really nibbling toward the cat-littledog vibration again. I am relieved the Venus de M. buste in the storm.

Give love to them all. It does sound a happy arrangement, and I will hope later to sample it. It may be the end of me-I warn you.

Love and love to all, again, from the old

Fiend;

I had a swim and feel another person, missed three days and that
killed me. Evidently all the mother-fix is healed by swim. I
can not tell you what this summer has meant here- Ion
and Lake equated pre-pup and that pool and work and all
that. Really marvelous- do they swim chez St.K. ? Will you
let me know ? It is evidently all oke with me, provided I
have set work- I mean something definite - and swim.

Very odd. I have never been better and keener all round-
but the minute I stop the swim, I go down.

Well, sun came out. I seemed to pull it out by my
effort. No one was in the lake, and work-men came down to ask
me how the water was. I went down by Karma and how lovely from
the water- lavender growing over the wall and a sort of
Corfu-Scilly atmosphere- and then what I never saw in
either, a blue bird- I thought "O eternal swallow" but it
was one better- a KING kingfisher, how lovely and
incredibly gem-like; it hovered over me swimming and sat
under the lavender at Karma- all very, very wild and poetical
and really Greek- so forgive other-side.

Love and thanks, eternally and

ever the

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Sunday.

Dear Fido,

Enclosed very nice letter from the dog. I wrote you at great length yesterday- this, just to say, I am definitely of the same mind, this morning.

It has turned very wet. Out, getting roses between stor,
yesterday, I found a small bird, fallen from nest, in the
triangle pink-bed.

The Vee happened to be out and

I had the whole blessed afternoon nursing this thing, put it in
one of the old small ape-cages with straw. I went through
agonies, had it first in one of the baskets( symbolical)
your mother gave us at Riant. It rattled the straw while
I typed and my tummy went through all pre-Pup emotions.
All very peculiar. I had, moreover, been writing about bird-
auguries in Ion. Finally the Vee came back for
dinner. I had the cage tired up in a green piece of cloth, I
found in Pup cupboard- I trust Pup does not mind thus
contributing to the mysteries. It turns out to be a baby
pie-griéche. The Vee turned into an Elusinian priestess and
began talking to the brute in a pure-fish bird-tongue-
all terribly odd. She completely neglected the monkeys, and
apparently has managed to feed it by hand. This is nothing,
only here-things take shape. Last night, I had a complete
series of the most emphatic sort of Greek dreams, mixed up
with the sea, swimming, I sang in this dream, the sea was
near, my mother appeared, I talked to her of Ion and said I was
probably re-creating "mysteries, " all very odd and birds in
my bed and bed-room. Well-this is part ps-a, part literary,
part Elusinian- anyhow-evidently both common-sense and "Fish"
approve of my Greek work.

---

---

It is raining- damn-blast- but I will maybe get a
swim anyhow- I get knotted up with three lots of
close typing- I am not making the fresh copy to, and to
Woolf- and the swim is the ONLY remedy for cramps and
knots, waling does not touch it, for me.

I am glad you are all so happy. Let me have report on what
swimming there is like- it makes the whole difference to my
life. Are there pools? Does Pup swim? Is it hot or cold or
medium gulf-stream Nordic or what?

More later, luf,

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Aug. 30. Friday.

O my God, Fido, Petrie has got to Seeblick and seems
very grateful to me- do N O T return the card.

I ask about Dori, and looked at Vols., they look very
well, came some few days ago, nine in all, four red
patterned C-U-s, three Ramuz-ish and two other
large flat vols. in blue. They are very smart and cheer
me up for my feelings about my beloved Italia.

I have been discussing my Italian money like mad, and Vee
watches the papers. I am asking Timmie what is best. Vee is
calling him up after tea.

I am sorry I was stupid about the Doris. I think, I felt so sad
about things that beautiful
that it happened, as
you know, near or at Lucerne.

Sun is out and glorious- but snow on peaks, so I may
not bathe. But I had one very healing sun-bath this
morning, and may take another soon, now.

I think of you all the time and for your fete. Please let me
have news of Rover. I had your good letter this morning.
The magazine has just come. It is terrific, I am
terrified of it, and praved a long time, then opened and
saw, " let none mar
the Pythian dream" or words to that early H.D.
effect and thought maybe it was grand, but I am so
frightened, and really impressed; I am keeping it for
later in the day. It looks marvelous. Another copy came for K.,
but presume I keep it. A lot of mags came, movies, and
N.Y. Book Review, and a good book, Siesta, it looks
very readable. I am deep in
Laughing Pioneer which

I/ like VERY much and finished God Sends Sunday
and other of your negro vols., some for the second time,
almost Laughing Boy which interested me immensely though
it seems a little sugar-coated. I may be wrong in that .
Do you like any or all of these ? I also got down to
The Tragic Muse again, have not read it for many years.
I am very happy with books, and all day, I look forward to
my hour or two in bed, cosy, at night.

Just back from stimulating plunge off Karma wall, felt I
had to celebrate, was the only one in the water, but a fine
Ethiopian girl sat on the wall and talked with me, plus a
pup, three shades lighter than herself. I feel the
hiking-fisher vibrations are helpful.

Will pencil a note, if any news at tea-time, in the meanwhile,
we will call up Timmie. I think I have answered all your
questions, and all is in order.

Well much love and to the dog, but especially
for the gay-young Fido. Ever and ever

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER S/LA TOUR
VEVEY

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

/Aug// Sept. 4./

Wed.
4./Friday/

Darling Fiend-
I got up hill o.k. to Timmie, he
has found three or four little reparations, but says
nothing out of the way for a years absence. I had one of the
ray-treatments. He was very nice, asked after you. I am to go
again on Fri. ( WHAT has happened to my uc-n with the dates ?)
Apparently Timmie unsettled me a bit- mouth, of course.

Let me have a news. Rather upset after yesterday- and last
night the Frogs started building fires - Vee got terrified and
said it all fightend her. I suppose it had to do with her mother.

Anyhow- the rain came and put out the firs but only after
we had become thoroughly unsettled. The paper to-morrow
will give me all details. There was a long ceremony for

the unknown also, while I missed on the radio. Timmie said the

town was full of it- he did not hear it- but he said he was
told it was amazingly well-done and dramatic, so I was not the
only one impressed. I suppose it had stirred up a lot of
war-sentiment- trumpets and drums and all that. Timmie
says he thinks it was PURE accident, that a man like thta ought
not to drive, that no one nowadays who was not professional, or all-but,
can trust a car. So I think thta seems a little better- but you
know. Things in the air, now.

I changed my Italian money, did loose- but in a few days, Mr. Renato.
at the bank, says I might loose it all- not so terribly bad, so
I have all that Swiss and have saved apart, what you sent me.
On Fri. when I go in again, I will also change my Austrian, as I
think now there is no use hanging on to wads of odd money. It will
make me feel more of a unit, anyhow.

I am anxious to know how all-the-world had re-taken to Mr. Sch.
Let me know, will you. I love all you write. I borrowed some
Vogues from Timme and that helps out with Vee as she likes

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER S/LA TOUR
VEVEY

Téléphone: Vevey 52.927

talking about fashions.

Forgive air-stamp, I now it is wrong, am getting so e more.

Or on the other hand, I will stick on four of the
usual ones, as I no te you do from London. Though I knew that
trick, too.

Nice letter from Lotte which I have answered. I do not
want it back.

Just had your letter, many thanks, will be glad for all news,
interested to hear of people at Geneva, I suppose now, for a bit,
there will be a good many. Yes- well, do I remember Tod of
Vggve, is she still in journalism and what ?

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER S/LA TOUR
VEVEY

Téléphone: Vevey 12.63

Thurs.

Dear Fido,

The letter and the pinned business notes, were stuck
in a folder- I am terribly sorry, this sort of thing does
not often happen, as I am so careful with your mail. However,
I do not know that is is too terrible- but I do feel sorry.
The bill came this morning.

Thank you for little note and paw-scratch from Rover.

I sent off first pages of Ion to Woolf, and will be
simply pushing that on. Thank you for photo of the old
Pups, I wish I could see her- maybe later. If things
don't marhc here very well- I mean weather rather than
politics- and Doris comes, I may make a boh for

town and civilization. But I will see you first. Timie again

to-morrow. Will you send or bring me my pictures of Astrid
out of the illustrateds ?

Bet's to all, sorry this is dull. Love ever

I shall be glad for the strong silent orchid book- it
sounds my tea.

Téléphone: Vevey 52.927

Fri.

No letter at all to-day, dear Fido.

Jules has been told to hold himself in readiness for you. We went up to Dr.G., the Vee did her shopping, I had a half hour with G. I called him Dr. Sachs twice, much to his horror. ( Vee has been talking German in car to him and spoke of S. and Zuri. ) Dr.G. said, " I hope I not as ugly as that. " Vee later screamed with laughter- and to me, it seems odd manifestation of the uc-n of Galbreath. "e have great fun about it.

I will wait for more G. until I hear from you, all are ready for whatever happens. I do hope things are all right with you.

Of course, I am unutterably stale- and hope you won't find it too drear, D.V., if and when you arrive.