1Monday
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3I so sorry you have to go to Foulgers. Wanted to meet you at National
4at four, because if I go out early my whole days gone. ^& I want to see
5you a long time^ Will try to come at three. to National but we’ll
6only have two hours & I’ve so much to say. & I want to look at you
7Its was an old appointment with Mrs. Clifford which I had forgotten.
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9Maggy Harkness is coming to town.
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11I told you we were not to say anything about M.S. What you say is
12quite true I put that in the last day I was at Southbourne. I was
13thinking of my sister Ettie, & I knew it wasn’t art. that I’d have
14to take it out. What I think you don’t see is that just at that
15point a “buffer” is necessary. (if you know what a “buffer”
16is) it’s something that you put in to raise (or to lower) the tone
17to a certain level, or to break a monotony of feeling. All through the
18book I have buffers that are only just in provision I am taking ^out^
19one of three sheets because by raising the tone of the dialogue I can
20do without it. Sometimes a “buffer” comes in with grand effect.
21(like the knocking scene in Mackbeth) That buffer doesn’t answer
22because it isn’t related to the story its related to my sister Ettie.
23 That I sent is full of heaps of verbal errors I never read it over
24when I wrote it out at Southbourne
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26I’ll be at National at 3. Leave this at two. It takes just an hour.
27I wish Fulger & Chubb were at the bottom of the sea. I feel such a
28longing to see Mrs. Hinton & Daisy I’m going soon.
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30Your comrade
31Olive
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33^Will get book from Grosvenor Is there anything else you would like?^
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