Dear Mrs Lennard I did not write because I knew of no one who would respond to your plan, Are you going back to your old quarters?

I do not know Mr Arnold’s address. My nephew saw him at Lowestoft, where he was going to open an hotel! He has married a cousin of his wife’s

Miss Finlaison is at Preston for her holidays with her nieces, the Jenners, whose mother died this spring. They are in the ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Lennard It shews indeed that it is long since we heard of one another, that you did not know that my dear Gertrude Walter died, on the 20th of last May, after a winter and spring of much increased suffering, nursed by her sisters. You will be interested to hear that she left her stamps to be sold for the Melanesian Mission. Of course they did not bring in what she expected, ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Lennard I suppose your friends are only prepared to make remuneration by entertaining the English folks in return Otherwise I might be able to tell you of someone but everybody is so poor in these days that I am afraid it could hardly be done gratis.

I sent off a magazine by yesterday’s post Luckily there was one over as we had had one too many of an extra number and it gives ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Lennard I must send your name on a separate piece of paper, as the book must go from Macmillan as I do not keep a stock of copies by me, and besides I think booksellers packing is safer than home, if I had a copy I was sure was new all through.

What a sad loss of all your precious books, that can never be repaired! We are looking forward to the 50th Consecration ... continue reading

My dear Mrs Barrett Lennard

I am afraid I do not know any one at Cambridge well enough to write about one whom I do not personally know. I do not think second hand recommendations have much effect people have so many first hand. In fact I only slightly know two people there. I was there some twelve or fourteen years ago and like you, was edified by the admiration of ‘Our ... continue reading

Dear Mr Innes

I think you must have heard from Mrs Lennard by this time, as she mentioned, in a letter I had yesterday, having heard from you. I was out all day and could not write.

Miss Hugessen is ill and cannot do her paper this month but there are to be retrospective questions. I think the same notice will do. I will write the notices but I think I shall have to ask for an ... continue reading