ROSEDALE,
Saturday, December 31st.
DEAREST ELSIE,
We have had rather a sad Christmas, only George and myself here, but Lady Jarvis has been too kind for words, and quite splendid with George. She has heard regularly from Mrs Housman and she thinks she will go out to Florence in January if she can.
Godfrey is staying with his uncle. Lady Jarvis says that Miss Sarah Housman makes terrible scenes about Mrs Fairburn, so much so that Sarah and he are no longer on speaking terms. I go back to London just after the New Year, so does George. The Christmas present was a great success. Lady Jarvis gave me a lovely table for my flat.
Yrs.
G.
From the Diary of Godfrey Mellor
Monday, January 2nd, 1911.
Received a small Dante bound in white vellum from Mrs Housman. It had been delayed in the post.
Tuesday, January 3rd.
Cunninghame came to the office to-day. A. also.