VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR

VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

Telegraphic address: Kenwin, Vevey

1st April 1961

Kat darling,

It is most upheaving, I think, Easter, it seems such a
long stretch without letters. I try to work and am in the middle
of a section and now frozen looms but if I am right in middle
I may not break off to go there, it is always unsettling going away
and then coming back to it.

Have nothing to enclose except a page from a book
catalogue that I was sent advertising Hedylus.

Elsie still grumpy about the missed hour " and I shall
have to pay for it. "

I doubt if the post comes today before Nicholas returns
and I have to post this.

VILLA KENMUN

CHEMIN DU VALTON

BURGER-LATOUR

VAU

How very unsettled everything seems to be .... it seems so
hear, they're having put a bomb and blown up the mayor at Évian
just across the lake because of the Algerian question.

Do hope anyhow you survive the holidays and that it
is not too dull,

with very much love,

Kät Carling

Fado

It is my understanding that I may be allowed to stay in the middle of the room and work and am in the middle of the room and try to work and so on. I think it seems such a long stretch without pay.

I may not work off to go there, it is always unsettling going away
of a section and now there is no room for a section and now I am right in the middle
I try to work and am in the middle

and then coming back to it.
Have nothing to reproach except a base from a book

Have nothing to reproach except a base from a book
catalogue that I was sent advertising Heylin.

I don't know what I meant by "and I add". Elise at all grumpily about the missed hour.

"I have to pay for it."

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

About address : dont change yet, we can register
at the Post Office.

Téléphone : Vevey 51 37 97

1st April 1961

Kat darling,

It was a horrid bombshell - really a shock when Brunner
phoned this morning. I am so sorry. I did not know what to do,
it is lonely over Easter but I felt that I ought to tell you myself,
rather than let you hear from other people.

I enclose, the post had just come, a letter from
Petrie, I dont think you would want an Irish girl, though they are
kind, but I feel it was kind of Petrie to be interested and try to
be helpful. I had written her from Kusnacht when we still thought
the Verena might tide over.

I am deeply upset. I must try to sift things
out, perhaps I can send Elsie to Trogen as deputy, and will get over
as soon as I can. He wanted me to come over at once but I was just
dug in to try and finish the Paris section of the memoirs, the nuisance
is they want the ms by June.

afternoon to unpack your trunks.

opportunity however while Miss Collyer is doing the letters this

Have been trying to work. It will be a good

go and see Mrs McPherson.

Scillonian ones. We soon as the car is packed I shall take it to

I DO NOT WANT the brand clipping pack but should like the dog and

It is pouring with rain and I am writing before the boat.

to hurry pack to Locarno.

It will be nice to see her if only for a moment as she has
Helen is coming over to spend the night with her and will lunch with her

The phone just rang, there is trouble with the landlines and

Ket darling,

11th April 1961

Telephone: Vevay 21 32 03
Telegraphic address: Kenmin, Vevay

VAUD
BURGER-LA-TOUR
CHEMIN DU VALLOU
VILLA KENMIN

Very much love,

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

13th April 1961

Norman's birthday, I cabled.

Kat darling,

Of course, I have filed all the cards. I just wanted
my directions. But will send off the things so marked enclosed in
your letter.

I should like so much to see Lorna Lewis at any other
time but am so rushed and busy.

A truly tragic letter about Cole. Gerald will collapse
if anything happens but I cant help feeling it might be easier for
her if she did not regain consciousness. I have written.

Helen was very gay yesterday, full of the new
arrangement, as you know they have joined up with Harcourt and
if I can get two thirds of my ms to them by June 1st they think
they could risk my finishing the other third by midsummer and
include me in the next spring's list.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR

VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

19th April 1961

Kat darling,

I got a letter this morning asking me if I would adopt
a Tibetan orphan, whole time or for the summer. I cant take
on more responsibilities but Elsie is very excited and we might take
one for a summer holiday. It would not be from Trogen but fifteen
more one on their way from the camp in Nepal and must be placed.
The head of the Tibetan section has taken a four year old pup and
finds him charming but he has a family so it is easier.

We may send them sweets and toys.

I am hiding as I am desperately trying to finish a
section of manuscript before leaving and Myrtle Edwards rang up last
night, she is in Montreux till Sunday. I just cant cope with
visitors at the moment.

I think you should take a good selection of books with
you. I have ordered for myself one or two new books that you may
like, they will come here and I can post them on. Dont worry,
we will help over the move and I am so thankful Miss Amrein can come

VILLA KENMUN

CHEMIN DU VALLOU
BURRIER-LAT-TOUR

VILLARD

Much discussion about the Tibetan, Elsie says she would love to
have a little boy for the holidays.

I am very rushed today as fortunately a lot of manuscript
came back from the woman in London and I must correct before I leave.

No letters today except one from O.B. that I must
answer,

All my love,

Fido

Please sign enclosed
change of address.

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

1st May 1961

Kat darling,

Both your letters of the 28th and 29th arrived this morn-
ing. I am glad that gradually you are settling in. Yesterday
I went to see Mrs Pherson, very upset because the matron is taking her
holiday and she is the only person in the place who speaks English.
Then I met the Lancasters for a cup of coffee at Zurchers to day
good bye. And their friends, and the man had been a small-boat sailor
and had gone to Brittany in a nine ton boat, it had rolled.

I enclose the directions for Norman at Munich, note that
there is a Pierson, not the same man and a Pearson, Norman is
lecturing grandly in German.

And the page from his letter I forgot to enclose. I
had a line from Sylvia, my guess more happened than she dared say.
I dont know what the B.B.C. story was.

It is quite awful weather here, so heavy, Elsie says
she feels she cant keep awake in the day and cant sleep at night.
She is delighted with your letter.

2nd May 1961

Kat darling,

So glad that things seem to be going reasonably well. I am sorry if I appear hurried at night but apparently so many ring in a hotel that I notice they buzz when we go over a ping.

I am just back from seeing Beney, he thinks that they will build behind the station but probably not for a year or two. He thinks it will be industry from Geneva to Prague in time.

Glad your Kadi is shopping. I am worried about your flowers. I enclose a few francs and perhaps you would get the Kadi to bring some for you but do warn her not to bring those rather heavy bunches that they like so much here. The bank was a mass of tall marguerites, all right there with big formal vases but not perhaps for a room.

I used to pay 5 francs a well at Kremmlitz so enclosed is for two bunches.

Elsie was delighted with her cheque - she hesitates between a summer coat and dress.

We posted your old dressing gown to Miss Butler this morning as
it was light. The coats and cape went with the Lancasters.

No other news, I think,

with many barks and much love,

Fido

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

3rd May 1961

Kat darling,

Many thanks for your letter. I am so glad your Kadi is getting cake etc for you. Very little in the way of letters in to-day. Two beautiful cards from the Irwins, one from Patmos, they seem to be enjoying their Greek trip immensely.

I go to have a haircut tomorrow morning and will post the ms then as we have no post office near here. I am working a little each day on tidying things up; yesterday we listed and put away, the copies of your own books.

It is very wet and so muggy, everybody complains that they are neither quite asleep nor quite awake. A long thing about the Queen's reception in Rome on the wireless this morning.

I am getting slowly back to work, it is difficult to take up threads. Our next excitement will be the Goughs, Mary, a friend who is to be part secretary and part baby watcher, and Leo now not quite two, arrive on May 20 to 22nd. Michael has to finish his term at Edinburgh, they are all on the way for him to take up his post at Ankra in July.

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

6th May 1961

Kat darling,

I am so sorry that you have had such a bad cold. It is all over the place but it might just possibly also have been bad on top of a germ because of the change. Everybody here seems to be coughing in the bus.

I think I misdated my letter yesterday, I had forgotten to tea off the April list on my calendar.

I enclose a clipping that I think you may enjoy and Sylvia's letter that I forgot yesterday. I was at the radio for hours last night listening to the AFN on the count down and the rocket launch and all the news. I am glad indeed that now the Americans are up in outer space, it seems to be primarily an engineering problem because the medical report issued on radio this morning says that there is no trace of weightlessness affecting the human body as they had thought. I am terribly excited and hoping my Interplanetary Journal will have a full report.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

7th May 1961

Kat darling,

What a dreadful picture of Ezra. He is obviously raving mad and the Italian places are awful. There is said to be a good " closed " place somewhere near Solothurn I think but Heydt would know about them. But the money might be a problem. Mary seems to have been having an awful time.

I enclose letters, everybody seems sympathetic about the move but who knows, it may have been for the best for everyone under the circumstances. You don't tell me though any of the things that I want to know, what is the food like, do you speak to the poodle, does the maid move the bouganvillia, named for a French admiral, I believe, which days does Unser come, do you go down for meals or have them upstairs. I enjoy such gossip.

I was working yesterday on the books from Lowndes. I enclose a bit of homework. Please write answers in spaces provided.

Elsie went to Lausanne yesterday and had her hair done but
complains she soon won't recognise even St Francois, much building
being done by the Innovation.

All barks and love,

Terribly wrong of me but I am sending Mr A. a few more
francs; he really does seem to get so very much out of
Venice.

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

7th May 1961

Kat darling,

I do hope the cold clears. I am just back from my
usual Sunday visit to Mrs McP. She was more cheerful this morning
but complaining of the view " very beautiful, dear, but I have seen
it so often " and last night Herfie tried to ring me up but the
connection was bad, I could hear her but she could not hear me.

I enclose from Doris. I wonder if there is anything to the Polish story?

Dont forget to listen in on AFN tomorrow as the space

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

8th May 1961

Kat darling,

So glad that the cold is getting better. I am most annoyed, as I had sent funds to Mr A. and the Bank made a mistake and forgot to get them off. Have just phoned them in great annoyance.

Not much in this morning. Seems a lovely day again here, yesterday when you had it so cold, I had a wonderful sunbath on the roof.

But then it was cloudy and not so wam in the evening. I dont know if the Lindberghs are coming or not to-morrow. Cant say I particularly look forward to it.

There is a word in Hildegarde's letter it took me ages to puzzle out, she was given a chafing dish dinner, I mention as I know how you hate to be baffled by a word.

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

9th May 1961

Kat darling,

It will cost you three thousand a year at the
Sonnenberg but I think you must not worry about
that at the moment - all prices are up in
Switzerland and Brunner had not gone up in price.

Many thanks for two letters in this morning, with many
enclosures. I had to wire Mr A. the bank seems to have slipped
up in some way, I phoned at once, but I wired him "money en route" and
blew up the bank people for forgetting. He should have the
funds by tomorrow.

Anne Lindbergh phoned last night, the husband had left, he arrives for a day and goes off for three months, I hear, never any previous plans. She will come to tea.rankly, I would rather she came without him. I believe he is difficult.

And now Max Chapman, the friend of O.B., is to have
an exhibition in Zurich ! They may be there for two days,
would not intrude but would love to see you for tea, Kenneth
always liked Max very much and O.B. now is rather like a Chinese
sage. They are on their way to Rome. But dont panic, O.B.
will never intrude unless asked.

My trip over....Mary Gough is here from 19th or 20th
to 22nd and that is Whitsun. Being bump in the middle of work

I had been going to suggest that I worked along to Whitsun and came
over the 23rd or 24th as soon as Mary had left. ( Only catch about
23rd it would the day after Whitsun holiday with very crowded trains )-
but if O.B. is in Zürich the 18th, I ought to see him. Maybe wiser
then to come around 16th as 19th would be the last date to return
owing to Whitsun and Mary. May I leave it for a day or two?
It would be either 16th-19th or 23rd.

Miss Butler seems delighted over the dresses we sent last
year. I wait with the others till she arrives in June.

All barks and love,

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

10th May 1961

Kat darling,

What squeaks and squeals ! I risk catching a cold or
worse every time I take the bus to go and see old Mrs McPh.
But
the 19th, Friday to the 22nd Monday are Whitsun weekend, Mary Gough,
friend, baby and car arrive on Friday night and it will not be so
long afterwards before Elsie and I prowl solemnly to Hitzacker to
await Norman.
I think we have to go about the 10th as he arrives
the 14th. Jena.
Idea is we either meet him in Hamburg or he fetches
us.

I am going on Monday morning to the Wolves in Locarno,
they want to discuss some details with me of my impending ms. So
I fear I cant join you in time for lunch Tuesday, the trains are a
bit difficult from Locarno and I think I only get to Zurich about
two. I might then do a bit of shopping and get to you Tuesday
in time for a nice tea.

Kurt says he has never had such a cold in his life so
I expect I shall already have caught it, I shall bring a whole box
of my personal remedies with me.

I do NOT want the enclosed clippings, throw away when read.

Anne Lindbergh is a strange person, she went for two years to what she calls a " maverick " Freudian and thinks your study of Freud one of the most beautiful books she ever read.

She always stays at the Sonnenberg when she is in Zurich, which is usually only when she has to see the Wolves, as it is " so quiet and respectable. " I trust that this is true !

Elsie is at Bern today, she went off at dawn as she is trying to get me a nylon shirt. It is very cold today and not much post in. But the Irwins arrive at Vevey tomorrow !

I think it is just as well I am coming over, what with the Irwins here and O.B. and Max at Zurich, there will be much scurrying and little time for work and the Lindberghs wanting to come when he returns from holding the hand of an elderly uncle at a Zurich hospital.

Dear me, dear me. I am sending A.L. a copy I have of Bid Me to Live. Incidentally I ordered more copies than the royalties they show so I think perhaps there is something wrong with the accounts. All this when we meet.

Barks and love,

I won't be able to ping XXXX Monday.

11th May 1961

Kat darling,

It is most worrying about the Irwins but I wont repeat the story as I hope to tell you on phone. Please keep enclosed clipping till I come, I would not lose it for the world. The girl at the telephone when she read me telegram, had to stop to sneeze and cough, so the cold is everywhere.

I wont send you the letter from Doris, hand written and very depressing.

Bitterly cold but it is the ice saints. We have unpacked your books and hope to get bookshelves arranged tomorrow. It really is rather a job but these cold days when the garden does not tempt, I do it afternoons when I take exercise and not work.

No use to write me ....I leave at dawn Monday for the Esplanade Hotel, Locarno.

Love,

VILLA KENWIN

12th May 1961

My dear Kat,

The Irwins are most terribly upset but I never got their letter till Wednesday, I had not the faintest idea they intended to come through Switzerland, I tracked them by a series of veritably detective telephone calls to Bern.

I am terribly rushed so excuse a brief note. We have now got the two bookcases set up and one is all but full with manuscripts and photographs. We hope to get books back into the other this evening.

I enclose from Kenneth who seems to be suffering from the general exhaustion and everybody else from colds. As I wrote, I shall bring boxes of my private remedies. And a very nice letter from Elizabeth Singleton about Mary Herr, what a beautiful tribute you wrote to her. And from Barbara Jordan. We freeze here and put on the heating again yesterday, it is the " ice saints " and they are supposed to last to the 17th.

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Look after yourself,

I am longing to see you and hear gossip, I heard from Raber that all furniture had been sold and it was " terrible, terrible. "

Very much love,

More homework, more of your unused cards.

Téléphone : Vevey 51 37 97
Telegraphic address: Kenwin, Vevey

14th May 1961

Kat darling,

Again a rushed day. We have got your Kúsnacht books away
but Elsie is buying just a cheap open bookcase or rather shelves for the
ones from Lowndes. The open shelves from Kúsnacht are in the studio
and Elsie is getting a strong plastic to cover them, better than the
stuff we had there. The cat has taken the chair though Elsie thinks
she might borrow it for her room as the cat is so often there.

It seems a better day. I leave at seven five tomorrow
and should be at Locarno at eleven. Esplanade Hotel. I am afraid
that I/cant phone tomorrow night as they insist on paying my bill.

Dont worry about Norman, I am there/part of the time,
then Helen is coming for the day from Locarno to see him about business
and dont forget he gets in late one day and leaves early on the first.

Tigerli ran away yesterday, Elsie much upset out the
cat returned at supper time. It left in your chair all night.

15. V. 61-16

400 MAGGIORE

POSTKARTE CARTE POSTALE CARTOLINA POSTALE

Madame Aldington

Hotel Sonnenberg

Aurorastrasse

Zürich

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

19th May 1961

Kat darling,

Well, it was a strange beginning but I thought you were very brave to invite both O.B. and Max to lunch but delightful that it turned out as it did. I know they enjoyed themselves. The Sun-mountain was very prompt this morning, waking me at a quarter to seven, sending breakfast at seven and a nice old taxi driver there at 7.15. I sent off one bag, as I could not carry both and thought there might be a crowd, but it was as normal, well filled but not over full and I got my Swiss air tickets for the German trip.

I do hope you will be happy at the Sun-berg and that there
wont be too much noise. I enclose from Islay, I dont know Sybille's
friend. The Wolves try to bring Origo and Islay together for a
big illustrated book. Also a letter from Mr A. Now I think it is
kind of him to suggest that he and Catha would show Elsie round and
I think if he is wise to go back to Catha now, there is likely to be
trouble in France and he would hate being cut off. Elsie thought
she might go to Venice in the autumn if we went to Etats Unis but nothing
settled naturally, only in the air.

Otherwise mostly business letters. Elsie sent a packet
of letters Wed. night but no papers, so they must have missed post.

I think the arrangement of the tea table much nicer than at Kusnacht where we always seemed to spill over edges so to speak. I shall write except Sunday but the posts close down I think.

All thanks for everything and very much love, do look after yourself,

Poor Mr Hesse - the closing of Brunner's seems to have hit him hard. His first wife was there a lot.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

20th May 1961

Kat darling,

Many thanks for your letter. I felt that I had better make sure of contact in case Mary arrived just at six. It is so cold I have begged Elsie to turn on the heating a bit, she says " but it is May ! "

Yes, I feel that it was good for us to make contact in your new 'ome. My room was pleasant and the food certainly excellent.

I have had howls from the Tibet Society in England, they complain that there are sixty thousand refugees and nobody cares. I seem to be getting in up to my ear tips.

Old Mrs McPherson complained bitterly that everybody now thought she was dead and never came to see her. I took her three roses, she always likes these. And some Sea Tang biscuits. If you need any they are in all the shops here.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR

VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

21st May 1961

Kat darling,

I do hope it is not being too boring over the holiday. Mary came yesterday with a nurse student helper and she needs her as Leo is of the Nicky type, very active, always in mischief. He is not quite two.

They are resting quietly here today and then tomorrow at noon go on to Brigue. They expect to reach Ankara in about ten days.

She is always gay and very informative, she was in Israel with a cruise trip recently, she goes one cruise a year as lecturer, and much advised me to go and see the country. I should like to go sometime but not at this precise moment.

It is so cold that we have had to turn on the heating, a peculiar kind of grey cold.

Oh, I dont want any of those cuttings back that I sent you nor
would N. or anyone want them, just throw them out. Sad that
Huxley lost all his notes.

I shall post this but suppose all will arrive together on
Tuesday.

All my love,

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

22nd May 1961

Kat darling,

I really think yesterday was one of the coldest May days that I remember. We had the heating on almost all day and a violent thunderstorm as you did, towards evening. I must say that I think Mary Gough has courage, taking herself, the student help and Leo aged not quite two by car to Ankara. They go via Jugoslavia and Bulgaria. She is in Montreux now, having the car checked and they will leave after lunch for Brigue.

I can't really get down to work till tomorrow and it seems a long stretch without letters.

Hope Joan came in last night to break up the holiday a bit.

I have no news otherwise, she was telling me about their experiences
in Berlin last November, they found it exciting but alarming. And much
of course about their excavations in Turkey.

Elsie got Leo a beautiful toy, about six little chalets, a
church, a fountain and some trees in solid wood in a plastic bag, all quite
small and he has been playing with them for hours.

Do hope all goes well and that you have something to
read.

Very much love,

23rd May 1961

Kat darling,

I was so sorry about the telephone. I have sent to you this morning your pink jacket and a book I was given for Christmas full of short stories and articles. Please don't hurry with it but either when I come or when you have finished with it, I enclose a label as unless you wanted to keep anything in it, I thought Hilda Quick would like it for her cabin visitors in summer.

Dont return Melitta's letter, I noted the date that she gets to England but she'll change again, she always does.

Our nice little carpenter came yesterday and we have ordered a simple bookcase to take the extra books. And this morning I take your skirt to the dressmaker, she was away over the holiday. I sent some rubber bands, do you want more ? And the one thing I have not yet unearthed is the blue skirt but everything has been stowed in studio while visitors were here and I think it easier to open the cases when Elsie is in Bern tomorrow. Had we had more time at Kusnacht everything would have been properly listed. I think it wiser to bring the bracelet.

Very cold and damp here, most depressing in May.

Very much love,

Mr A. certainly seems to have enjoyed himself.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone : Vevey 51 37 97

Your letters of 22 and 23 both came this morning
together.

24th May 1961

Kat darling,

I am sorry about the sleeplessness but they do say altitude affects one as one gets older. I think one adjusts but I do think that probably a main reason is a very deeply felt resentment against Brunner. It is better that it seeps out gradually rather than bursts. It was not entirely his fault, I am inclined to think that it may have been better to have to move quickly but it was a dreadful shock for all. And if it had been in autumn you might have gone quietly out for your Fall visit to the States and come gently back in the spring, instead of being as it were, kicked out almost from one day to the other.

I tried to get Herfie last night but was unable to get her.

I will write to Mr A. but have no fear, let him dream too
and I can always arrange near the time.

It has been most dreadfully cold here. Elsie goes to
Bern today, thence to Zurich to see the doctor for her annual control.

I took the black skirt and the dressmaker is letting it out to the fullest extent but she is now very busy, she hopes to do it before I come over but I shall have to bring it with me. I have still not found the blue skirt but when Elsie leaves I can make a big search, she has locked everything up so carefully.

The Kantonal Bank, address Agentur Kusnacht, asks you to return the check book you had from them. Unregistered.

Hardly any letters in,
with all my love,

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

25th May 1961

. Kat darling,

Yes, I think the fohn may have had much to do but I
also think it is delayed shock over Brunner and though it was
irksome at times, it was good to have the impulse of tea and T.V.
to chat with the others occasionally. I feel the Sonnenberg
is a bit lonely for you.

I enclose a card from O.B. and Max.
Not much in otherwise as regards mail. Coigny is coming for
lunch and wonders if you have anything for her while I am away?

Still rather cold but some sun yesterday afternoon.
I do think that Mrs Durrell sitting in the circus van with a hawk
is an enchanting picture. I shall have to do something about
a car for Catha, Mr A. is right, in these days it is essential.
As far as the young are concerned. My suggestion originally but
he turned it down.

26th May 1961

Kat darling,

Just back from bank, Beney somewhat gloomy on the political
situation. He was checking up on how much you paid at Donnenberg,
etc for your taxes. All in order but you will soon have to sign a
form.

It is terribly wet here, rained all yesterday and most
of the night to judge from the garden. On the way to Bank I took
your skirt to dressmaker, she will do both but must your hip measure and
waist measure, just those two.

Elsie rang up, she had been chasing round Zurich in
search of shoes which she could not find and a blouse which she
eventually got.

VILLA KENWIN

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

I enclose a list of your belongings in one suitcase, Coigny will do the trunk list on Tuesday.

27th May 1961

Kat darling,

A rather garbled wire from Norman, I shall get it by
midday post, to say that Susan is seriously ill with some virus
trouble and I think it said that he had to take her to Florida.
He was therefore flying with the other professors directly to
Munich and would come from Munich to Zurich, I will see if I can
alter my English plans at any rate by a day so as to be on hand
while he is there.

I had a wire from Trude that they had decided after
a second examination of the blood test that I was probably immune
to measles. I still feel it cannot be true.

It is a horrible thought but perhaps this sudden
break at Brunner has brought back some sudden break in infancy and
that if you can work through it, you will feel more like travel
afterwards. You used to like travelling. It must be some block.
But everybody connected with the Brunner affair seems to have
collapsed.

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

28th May 1961

Kat darling,

I am so sorry that you are still so bothered by this cold
and do hope that the doctor will help. It is bitterly cold here
and I heard on the radio that the States is blanketed with snow quite
far south.

Just phoned and so glad that you liked the doctor. I
know that if the heart does not function properly, all the system
gets upset. I know this is small consolation but the sort of upset
you have had lots of people get when they are fifty, you have had such
a strong heart you missed these upsets.

Mrs M. sometimes has to have 3-4 pills daily on
account of sleep and heart.

No letters in naturally, it being Sunday, will post
this at Territet as much chance it goes out from there. We had

29th May 1961

Kat darling,

I forgot to tell you last night that Heydt did
get me on the phone. He seemed to think and I think so too,
that it is much healthier that the Brunner shock came out in
a physical form than in some phobia. Mrs McPherson said
she had had two sleeping pills a night for the last twenty
years, they change them occasionally so she does not get too
used to them.

There is snow down as far as Glion and the cattle
that were to have been driven up into the mountains today, cant
go up. We have the heating full on.

I am beginning this before the post comes.

Post here but I think there must have been a storm as there was hardly anything in but your letter. Time came here, you remember that you suggested its coming to "enwin, I will read and send or bring. A card from Miss Amrein'. Fun that Rüberlein came.

I shall be with you, all being well, a week today unless you would like me to come sooner.

better,

All love and I do hope now that you feel

Fido

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR

VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

30th May 1961

Kat darling,

If you have anything of a heart condition, the great enemy is cold. Rose Odle, she adores England and hates being separated from grandchildren, either has to go to Mallorca each year or stay indoors for two months. But they said on the radio this morning that better weather may be coming.

I was furious last night, we had had no occasion to telephone during the day and the telephone at six was dead, upstairs and down. The station was closed but Ines went over to Madame Moret and phoned the exchange from there and eventually they cleared the line.

Tigerli destroyed a bird's nest and is in great disgrace, Elsie has one forth to buy wire so that she can be put in the mended pen in garden, we had for the little Boxers.

If I can find it, I enclose an extraordinary cutting about snakes in England.

31st May 1961

Kat darling,

Last day of May, but there is something very wrong with the posts. Your letters of the 29th and 30th came together. I suspect like Kusnacht letters are delayed a day at the Sonnenberg post office.

It was warmer yesterday, I was able to get a short sunbath and be in the garden and after tea, relatives of Elsie called, she, the cousin, is expecting a baby, I imagine almost at once. If the room is all right for Sunday, I thought coming over that day would give me a clear Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as I should like to take the 8.0'clock train on Thursday morning. It stops at Chexbres where Nicolas can meet me and is usually not so crowded, I simply cannot face the tourist crowded trains. Cloudy today but not so cold.

Kenneth, see card, seems to have been ill, I was wondering why I had not heard from him.

VILLA KENWIN

CHEMIN DU VALLON

BURIER-LA-TOUR
VAUD

Téléphone: Vevey 51 37 97

1st June 1961

Kat darling,

Driving rain and very cold, it might be early March and
not the first of June but I see they had similiar weather in, I think
it was, 1794. Cousin Gladys reports very cold at Avignon, a card,
wont send.

No letter in yet from you, it will come tonight, Coigny
says she thinks they are holding back Swiss letters because of the
French Algerian discussions at Evian. All being well, I should
be with you in time for tea on Sunday.

Elsie very disappointed about Hamburg, must try to take
her somewhere a bit later. The Monica to whom Norman refers in
his letter is the Monica Christensen who helped us to go to Greenland
and whose husband is now Danish ambassador in Spain.

Absolutely no news. Trying to work.

I have to go to the Bank again tomorrow. And a haircut on Saturday.

No books in yet that were ordered, everything now is so dreadfully slow,

all my love,

It takes a fortnight, the bookshops say, to get a book not in stock.

2nd June 1961

Kat darling,

If it were possible, the weather gets worse and worse. I went in to sign my income tax forms and they told me at the Bank that half the staff had been ill with headaches or rheumatism due to a sort of fohn here.

I have your skirts - let out as much as she could but may have to post one if my bag gets too heavy.

I also got the smallest bag they sell of boiled sweets because the shops are not open on Monday morning and we are getting a cake tomorrow.

Very few letters but I had told people not to write as I was going to Germany. I cancelled this but had some trouble about it.