I had a howl from Rover. Do not mention it. I mean - do not
even say I said I had a howl. He thinks he is " through with Monte. "
The B- zoi has drained his energy, he is lovely, but he, the
Rover says he is more exhausted than he was by the whole
business in London in July. He is one yell- and wants to get
the B-zoi to papa Freud or Turtle. He says he is only waiting for the
moment that he can tell me about it. I wrote him a little note-
will send with this. I don't know how deep it has gone, now what
its about. Buddy is staying on. E. left them. I also had note
from the B-zoi. Its all very, very very odd.

I will keep you posted but this is all supposed to be
"confidential" though he may have written you. Its most
odd. I wonder what happened ? The B-zoi, I suppose,
went off with Harlem. See enclosed.

Give Puss the picture - I don't much like it.

This only to say all is ship-shape. Its great fun being back.

I am rushing this across the street to get a train to Paris. What
motten luck about Lotte. I got awake at two last
night, "felt something, turned on light, and saw your note had
been poked silently under door. I was so glad, not only for news
but to know J. was in Auxerre. I did miss you so much that day.

Well- more to-morrow. All is very well
only don't you over-do things, darling.

I will come London, or wait a bit. I
think I best see Rover- and see what's all about - first.

He seems to think they may be back
this very Sunday. I will tell J. to keep ready to ash. F. returned
me 200 francs. I keep for you.

He was so nice.

Lots of love to Puss and tell her about Peter. What news o' the
Riakto ???? I mean of course the B- nnnnr.

Ever and ever

your old

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER s/VEVEY
SWITZERLAND

P. s.

I do not want a **ppick-** make **no arrangement for me,** I will
only break it. I **must** get in touch with people,

I have been too cut off- with this. Happy- but must see
people- that is why I am coming now to London. But is Dr.
Matthews there ? Do not make appointment- I just want to

as I will prob. be in London a month or more after

you leave, and will need prick. Its going to be awful,

as he will want all "dirt". However- sufficient unto.

I just had tea - and met the dragon blushing from
roof. I think she was sun-bathing. She was in a little kimona, and
seems to be bare underneath- rather sporting of her. So
unlike the queen-dragon.

I met Marte was getting a little bullied so I gave her
some of the old stockings you gave me, an old, old hat, some
odds and ends of worn under-wodlies. She seemed frightfully
pleased. The dragon told me that Marte said she could not
wait at table for the crowd as it hurt her back- I don't
know if I undertood right- anyhow, the new cook comes
to-morrow, rather the new stop-gap.

I got fruit myself- Vevey market is fun and such lots of
grapes, in spite of Jules saying they were ruined. Maybe, they
only pick them to eat, this year and don't save for the vintage.

Much love again- its hot and lovely now.

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER s/VEVEY
SWITZERLAND

Wed. Aug. 23. ~1933
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Dear Fido,

It is very cold. I am in winter things. The work is going
on in the road, but not quite so noisy now.

I had usual breakfast and cigarette - now wait for letters, before
posting this.

I had a long talk in the library with the grey-dragon , over her
after-dinner tea- tray. She could not get any cook,
but expects someone to call, I believe from Lausanne to-day.

believe she told you of Zurich- how they have a sort of
union - and cooks out of work are paid anyhow, so they won't lœave .

She is sending for someone to mend the big chair whose back
is brokeh- clever of her. I said I wrot e you daily and would tell
you. I will let you know daily what she does and how things go.

It is of course very empty without you - but all the same, I am
now expecting an ear-ful from Rover, who is due back Sunday. It

does seem so, so, so, so very odd. I will let you know- but will
keep to almost ps-a rules - otherwise, he'll get suspicious.

I think he may be hea ding for ps-a, as he said the Borzoi
must have it, or he Kex, would go mad. Wouldn't it be better if
he, Kex, had it direct ??? But we will come to soem conclusion,
later. He is a very nice dog, really - but O what a mess.

Apparently the B - zoi spends half his time raving about how
wonderful the femaile-Kenwins are, and ♂ex must be going mad.

Poor ♂ex. Then, I do imagine the B-zoi has found some
people whom he likes - and who like him - its just ♂ex and me
reversed - all that, sort of comes back like a boomerang on to Kex.

Well- things, anyhow march. Do not worry. I won't do any
ps-a " stunts " on old Kex. Only I feel we may be heading him toward
papa.

The grey-dragon look a little dragon-ish when I said
Kex might be back on Sun. She said, " but he will not come
alone, he will be with his father. " I was very stunned -
Bryher
I said that his father was waiting as Mrs. M. hoped to get back
soon, now her husband was coming, and someone had to wait to
bring Lady E. out. You better say, if you write, that you
especially wanted me to stay - as she looked very curious -
and suspicious- really funny, the things we all get let in for.
I will carry-on with Rvr, but keep out of his room as much as
poss., and observe certain conventions- so funny, after all these
years. However - you might drop a hint, that I am only waiting for you,
as you did not want to feel the place was quite empty- or something.
It doesn't matter to me, as you very well know - its simply
that one wants things to look all right with Kenwin A.G.

Two letters in and a vol. for P. which I am sending. I had a five
page scream from E.P. I will keep it and talk it over with Kex. I think
Kex would help me with this - its really almost the yowl of
insanity - against me for" blocking" your money. Fido- its really
frightening. I mean its frightening - he also says of me, " Freud
seems to have taught you nothing ". I can not see why this attack on
me - no mention of your sadness, just rated a sneer that
" Bryher doesn't at the moment know what she is doing. " Really-
forgive me, darling, for as much as mentioning it. But it is the
sort of thing Kex would get- in its way it is on a level
with R.A.

Kex will help me in this instance -
its really very bader or even over-the-edge. I won't answer till
Kex advises me. Then it will be simply and absolutely the end of
far as E.P. is concerned - just as it is now with R.A. I suppose it
lacks up with my own father - it does, so it helps and also
so it saddens.

I will write more, take good care of yourself, darling.

VILLA KENWIN

BURIER S/VEVEY
SWITZERLAND

Aug. 24. 1933

Morning post just in, and a good long note from Pup, thank her.
There is no news. I found the grey-d in the wash-kitchen, doing
the ironing. I told her she should not, madame would not want her
to get tired out, but she more or less implied, she would go
mad, if it were left in the basket, undone; I talked for a half hour,
but got nowahre, she went on ironing. To-morrow Jules
comes, and I have told her, he can take her to Lausanne to see the
cook. She has heard from someone who is divorced and has a child in
erne, I think, but she will not have the child here. I suppose
something may come of it - we can but hope. It is rather
important, so Rvr will loahah the food, I will try to get
good things for the first days anyhow - then leave it to the g-d.
The food has been rather slim since you left - but as M. is
alone, I have not made any fuss - it is very good, but I mean Rvr.
would find it slim after cavair and champagne and lobster of the
blue-coast. Rvr has his tail well between his legs -
something has bit him bad. I will be profoundly tactful - something
may emerge from it. I sent a note to the black b-zoi,
just friendly greetings sort of thing - its so complicated. I
will, however, have enough to talk over with Rvr.

I was horribly shocked to pick up one of the Borzoi's papers
last night and see about John. However, Puss's note and your
registered one, last night, have reassured me, a little. Its
so dammn awful - but maybe now it will settle into some
shape. I am so sorry. I don't dare any more, to pick up a paper.
I am getting neurosis again - wondered for a moment, if you
and Puss had crashed, but knew you hadn't. Its like that -
but maybe this is the last shock. D.V. - we can only hope so.

I read Blue Voyage again. I do so much better appreciate it after my own ps-a work. Its terribly good, really. Also, I am working through Vagadoo again.

I had letter from Cole, she would like the flat IF they do not find a place. Its an opening anyhow - she seemed in the usual state of restlessness. And said she had had a horrible hour with Chaddie- wants news of you, and wants to see me.

I am thinking of you all the time, really all the time.

I will be very glad for Rvr's company.

I opened some red wine last night, as I felt rather chilled and isolated. It was good for me.

It is quite cold. The boys have re-done the pavement, round the triangular beds.

Much love, darling, be very good to Fido.

VILLA KENWIN
BURIER s/VEVEY

SWITZERLAND

Aug. 25.
1933

Dear Fido,

I have your good little note, and a nice letter from Puss, thank
her. The days are quiet- but I am counting the hours till
Kex gets back. I do hope I have a few days with him, then I will
shunt him over to you , if you want. Please keep up your heart-
its been really terrible for you. Let me know what I can do, this
end, will you ? I feel so inadequate - only, I feel with you, like me,
it is best to fixate on something outsidie, you B.B. and me,
now, the Aiken menage. I feel that is the only safety.

It does seem to be working round to my not going to Vienna at once. I feel even if Aiken does not go, it will mean all to the good toward my own writing, to join up with him; very intellectual, but I feel, for the moment, that is the relationship for me - indicated, by stars and so on. I think we must have that detachment, things have been so terribly emotionally difficult. But hold on - keep well, that is the main thing. I will get things in order with Alex - then, if he seem o.k., I will come over - or, if you think of coming back within about two weeks, which would bring it round Sept. 10 - exactly three weeks, from the Sunday you started from here - I will wait here. I would like to make the connection with Aiken - he may be going states, that is all. But we will work this all out, darling Fido.

The old grey-d has gone off to Lausanne. She is quite cozy to be
with. Like you, I have one little talk daily- sometimes in morning,
sometimes at night- but she goes up early and I am usually
reading and playing Wild Violets , so we meet then, in the day.

Give your mother any message that seems indicated. I really don't know what to suggest. I will try to write her. I feel so breathed out and dull - but want her to know exactly how I feel it. Its hard to know what line to take.

I send one letter, card enclosed - and y/curse/de/ridish
" cure de raisin" folder that I do not think you want -
destroyed. For constipation.

When you write the T. will you tell him all
news, please. Tell him of C.A. - and how pleased he was
that I had lent the vol. to him. I do not, however, think the
ps-a pro crowd get all the implications - as C.A. says.

Seed catalogue also ✓ - and Times from
N.Y.

Give the old Puss much love - but I
expect she is off. I am thinking of them all the time.

Will let you know if any exciting news comes
later. This is dull. I am really quite happy again-
got a tiny cold on trip back, but it is better now.

I do feel you must see as much as poss.
of E.B. - poor brat. I will do what I can later- but what ?

Love darling - and don't over-do things. Kex
will come - all will be o.k. - please.

Love,

VILLA KENWIN
BURIER s/VEVEY

SWITZERLAND

Sat. Aug 26.

Fido dear,

I am waiting for Jules and must make this swift. I had wire from
rvr., due back at Lausanne on Mon., I will go station to meet
them, if poss. I will immediately begin, then, to pack. I may
come by train alone- as the high flights used to make me
feel so queer for days after- the altitude, I think. I want
all my power and energy those first days à Londres. See? But I
will talk the matter over carefully with Rvr.

If you let me know by return if you have found the key ? I will
ask Rvr. of course- but I will have to arrange for Mrs. A.
to be there or to be there one morning at a certain hour, for you
to pop in for the key - its so awkward. I mean I don't like to
bother you- I want to sneak in to London without any one knowing and
no one meeting me.

Do you want me to bring the black dress ? I am going now in the car
for it. I will see about the box. I did not send the H. and Horns - they
did not seem to match. How many should go to Bump ? Or shall
they fit- or shall I send in the lot ?

We talk all the time about cook. We have temporized on a stop-gap
for the five days Rvr. is here. Then the dragon thinks she has lined
up a good one in Zürich, who can't come till about Spet. 8 or 9.

I think that is best.

We have decided on two mats, grey and blue, very pretty, maybe
too expensive, the two will come to about 70 francs. It seemed the
only thing- as the cheap ones wear out so soon. I hope this does not
matter.

I am writing Mrs. Ash, the char, that you may be writing her to
be there one morning - so she will be ready to come.

It was marvelous of you to call me up- I got a slight
cold on return trip but feel happier now Kex on
the horizon about to burst is. It as lovely
to hear your voice.

I have been trying to write your mother but as she has sent Kex a
note here, I don't know if I am supposed to be here. If I write,
I will say I am leaving for Paris- shall I ?

J. is hobbing.
I can't get over Ezra - but Kex will help me
analyse it out. Ezra went almost crazy once when Amy would not
fork out.

Darling- I am thinking of you - and all that
worry. Only hope you keep well- see as much of E. as possible.
give her my love. I will now soon have the boy to think of.
how funny, all this.

I am off.

Sat.

Dearest Fiend,

Let me know what Connie wrote to you. He has not written me.
I am afraid he is going to me most horrible upset in
the uc-n. But you will know what to do. Do not let him feel
that papa is quite impossible. Do you think you could get any
kind of vague promise from papa to see him later ??? But I know
now it is quite impossible. And there is the added worry about
poor old papa. I feel now later, if it happens, I would like
to go Wien, but only now that I have embarked on madly on pages,
that seem at last, about to hang together.

I told you I went Calvacade. I shall prob. go to-night or after tea,
to Tug Boat Annie or to I WAS a Spy at the Tivoli - or
something. Kex was very good last night. I wore my new

fur there, for the first time. He liked it and said I looked
"Florentine." A compliment in that setting.

I think he would like the coat. I have taken out new
insurance, as you suggested, part for the new coat, and the
old a little reduced. Also the shawl again. I have the shawl here.
It is such a glory.

Kex is taking me out one night early in week.

Let me hear you are happy.

Let me know about Connie.

Love to Pop. Guess Gott, KAT.

I am horribly afraid I upset the apple-cart with Cole. She
screamed so and began dragging up Brigit, of all people.

I guess she is getting a hat transference onto me - awful.

She is really very hysterical - tell me what I should do. I won't
call her up, but will be glad to see her if she wants to come.

Tues. morning.

I took mag. to rvr. and told him of
other mag's.

I am rushing this out at once, in order to put Mrs. S letter
in earliest box. I am posting it with this, so will make it short
and snappy.

I have two good letters from you. I am writing to Connie at once to
say I agree with you. I did not want responsibility but it seems
to me it is time wasted, just waiting round and spending in Boston,
he will prob. go in a negative frame of mind, if he does go, and he
prob, can not see Sachs anyhow. You're quite right. I will back
it up for all I am worth now.

I enclose from Tee., most satisfactory.

I go to-night to Richard of Burgandy. Kex has been most
frightfully good. I went over and gave him your notes and some plates
for his party to-morrow - all black. Except Tony Butts and
Eileen and maybe D. But as I have been to-morrow, I will
try not get out of it.

I have long letter from Boni and over a hundred dollars ad
a request to re-publish and do another vol. of poems. I will
not write till I see you, as it is big business they must make moneys
out of it - funny. But they do send cheques - so off.

I am glad you are happy with dragon. Poor Peter. Glad Pop
is shaping to rocks. My love to him.

Mum love darling. I will write later. I feel a little groggy with
pink-eye. Like I had Wien, must be talk of papa being so sick.

Love,

KAT.

Sat.

Dearest Fiend,

They change time here to-night.

I am going over to Kex for port, then he comes here to try and make right my little problem, the new machine that he can not get back in the box. I like it but am not using it. I do not know that it is necessary to bring other as I like this old thing, and am going to get Missy, to do some typing later. It's only that I can't write decent letter but you will be back, so it won't matter. I do not like spoiling the new model. But maybe later, I will work on it again. I will get you to put a new ribbon and take a look at this. I am afraid I am pretty hard on machines, but now I have got in with this, I will go on. It's a hardy perennial.

Kex went out with Mrs. M

to dinner but we are dining to-morrow and going Dinner at Eight, they say it is very, very good.

I will try to get E. B. again.

Thank you for your letters, cuttings and so on.

I am typing like the devil, can't write Freud as have no proper way, will try later, an' writing about him, and its almost too much.

Wole is good and comes in again.

I hope you won't find London too, too, too dire.

It is cold now.

Please forgive rotten letters. I am a wreck after typing and can't see. I am going out now to Kex.

Sunday.

Fido dear,

Kex came in and got the machine into the box and now I see how to work the gadgets better and quit like it, only do not want to spoil it. It is a little beauty and K seemed impressed too, it is so light and clean and neat and net and small. You see I am quite at home with it this morning.

I have spent the morning on a 20 page letter to Bob Mca.

It is private of course. Nothing in it but he seems to be nibbling at the ps-a bait. I simply wrote him that I would fix up something for him if poss. with someone there and would not speak of it so mum. He wrote me some dreams and terrors which are pretty dire and says he more or less wakes yelling as his father is about to hit him. I think it might be indicated that he went but very, very private and I was of course, very smarmy and political and so on, said I might be Wien after Xmas and would anyhow hope to see him if he went, as he said last winter, he wanted to go Wien and I put him off, you remember. Poor boy... it may be too late. Anyhow I thought you might like to know I was angling for another fish. We seem to have landed Connie with a bang.

I go to Kex for a drink with Bud and Jimmy Daniels to-night. K and I go to a show, then. I stayed out late at movie alone last night, as it was changing hour and I didn't want to be awake too early by new time. I am going out now to lunch. I am working like mad on pages. Stein has out a vol., I wonder if it is possible, it is in N.Y. Times and Bob wrote of it, too.

Well best of luck and thanks for little machine, it is lovely.

Mon.

Just a line, Fido. I am off to Matthews. No. Do not bring the machine, this is lovely and I am working on the other, will save this for letters. I must write Freud. Will you tell him --- something. I will call up Cole and talk over her ps-a. Of course, you do not want to do that --- I did not realize. I will be seeing Cole. It will be lovely to see you back. I went last night to Dinner at Eight, very good. Jimmy Daniels and Bud went to Kinnerton at 4, were invited for 6, so Kex was a wreck, I went over at 6 to have port. Then we left there here at 7.30, and went out to dinner at a sandwich counter. Jimmy was very good, did some rumba, is a nice boy, very sick with Nancy and told me a lot about how harlem felt about her, she terrorized everyone there, they all tried to keep out of her way as they were followed with photographers and the blacks didn't want to "feature", it spoils all their chances. He was very clever and like a small edition of Paul, Paul likes him and he is working hard, has a delightful slight deep voice, has good engagements.

Well, more later. I am sick at the office of Matthews.

I may go Vienna self in winter but please no arrangements. I don't talk ps-a with Bud or Kex, Eileen says " they both need it, Kat."

I will be so happy to see you, will just expect you any time, for early tea.

Much love, KAT.

Fido dear,

All well. I was thinking of you this morning. Lovely day this end,
hope it will be all right the other.

Fido, there is an illiterate German book on Astrology
in the shelf near the bottom, to the left, in my shelves. I want it
for some of the star-nades in German, there is one blue, one
yellow. They would go into close-up envelope, or one would do for the
German names of Horoscope for my pages. No worry, do not hurry,
but slip into envelope, if all right.

I dream of the lake now - but want to stay here.

I will call up E., for a joke one evening.

Cole comes to-day. And Kex later. He is taking me to
Marlene one day next week. He has been so good, but I will
let HIM talk to me about ps-a, I think.

I am writing papa with this - I am so worried.

Love to Pop.

I will be so glad of news but don't write too many letters, I
mean, don't bother.

This is haste, I have been at pages.

And ever and ever so much love

Thurs. morning.

10-1933

Fri.

Dearest Fiend,

Kex called me up as there was wire from Freud, or from Anna.

You will now have Anna's letter, saying papa was ill, and pleased
with your ps-a plan.

Fido, I will not say to Aiken that papa has refused him, I
will say he did not want to give him short analysis until that
he could not plan ahead on account of his illness. You best
write Conrad too, I know you will. I will again say that
he might go Bernfelt with hope of papa in offing, or C. can go
back to states with an objective, to make money, to retrain. I
am writing C. with this. It is terrible papa was ill - it is
another miracle he is better. O God, Fido - that old papa!

I now myself feel I would like another month with him, say
late winter, or sometime, I am working every day on the ps-a
pages. I think Anna's idea for your work is excellent. Rvr
was so good to bring the letter and read it to me first. I have
two very funny drawings of Barsis. Rvr thought they would
only crumple in the post. I am keeping them.

I will be anxious to hear, but am so very, very glad you are
there. I will be so glad for my machine. If poss.

Cole was terrible yesterday, terrible. She went on
about 6. I think she is bored with him. She was terrible,
stayed three hours, I finally yelled at her; "I have my own
faith in ps-a, don't try to break it down, but break off
your own if you want." She was awful. She has been so
wonderful up to now. I suppose it is resistance, all this " money."

I repeat : please be very tactful with Connie. I have just finished letter while I am now posting. I repeated that I had had Chadwick, then Sachs and that those had not interfered with Freud, so that he too, might be benefited by like preliminaries; once he starts, things may alter, he may fixate on Bernfelt and not want to change. You know. But I held out hopes of hopes on the far horizon. I think that is best. I put it down to illness, told him Freud would not want to take him for ONLY three months, so that would make it more palatable, anyhow, for him to have prelim. three maybe, with someone else.

I went to Cavalcade last night. I had to do something after Cole. I am going to Kex at sex. I repeat Kex is very good. I think he was relieved that Connie was not going to papa. I think he did not like it - but all the same, Kex is very kind since I told him Connie's trouble.

Darling Fido, you are such a wunder-hund.

Give love to Pop.

In haste, and more later if any news.

Much love, darling. I am so glad you are there.

The drawing were sent to you by Max to S. A., but I repeat, Kex thought better wait here - Kex loved them, the usual thing. So funny!