1 Your figures are all wrong about words on a page April 4 16 My p r I should have liked to have seen you
at Mrs Stewarts ! I can imagine your indigna
tion but not for the life of me who Elsie is.
I believe the lady on whom there were
designs — not on the part of the b w — was
Lady Stewart Bam, so perhaps you were skating
on rather thin ice without knowing it, but as
usual you got over it splendidly. The b w wanted you very badly
last night. Very wakeful for a change &
seemed to be in unspeakable black — never
quite felt the likes before rather depressing 2 It was probably the result of black coffee anyhow
b w wanted a p r badly except that she inconven-
iently popped up whenever the b w got drowsy. I had a piece of dissipation last night
going to our travelling concert group's perform-
ance at another village. Really they were
wonderful very nearly equal to the Ulster singers
& the tone was so good — nothing vulgar
but real good music — tho too little of the
Irish tunes. A very pretty song on the Origin of
Ireland was entirely spoilt by an added verse
of Singhton's on the origin of Germany. To add
to a hymn tune a rather ribald verse showed such
a complete lack of appreciation of the Irish nature
that one could barely keep patience — Result this song quite one of the best of the evening fell 3
absolutely flat. I felt sorry for S but glad in
a way that he should be made to see a little
of the Ulster feeling. All references to Ulster were
studiously omitted — a pity when one considers that
they visit other Divisions. I heard a thing today about the men's
feelings to Sir Edward which was a most
painful shock. Some think that having got
them to enlist he is fr takes no more
interest in them. Others that he is fright-
ened to come out ! It seems incredible
& I am writing to Craig tomorrow about it !
Mob thoughts really are unfathomable. This
shows to me the immense importance of
your work. Please rub in the Carson touch
with the wounded. I will get Craig to send think 4
out the best course. Russell has just left with some very
nice remarks. He wants me to look him up
in town if I get there but this is problemati-
cal for leave again looks visionary. Perhaps "Elsie" is Mrs Costello, wife of
Major Costello V C. a nice man And a RC a
relation of Mab's — Niece — I have seen her once
& why she should call me Wilfrid passes the
cheek of women. I'm glad you restrained yourself
in what you said. It is best tactically to do as
you did & get dangerously polite with such people.
They hate your remaining a Lady when they have
failed to do so. No more as I have to take papers to
the G including some tricky ones left as a
legacy by R Best love feeling better after a
long ride Your bw Wilfrid BS.