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THE WHARF, SUTTON COURTNEY, BERKS.

Dec. 7th 1920

Dear Mr. Buchan

I went to Glen [ST: The Glen in Peeblesshire, her old home?] for probably my last visit. I can't tell you how beautiful it was or how agonizing. Wont you come & see us here one day? Come to lunch any day or better still before

lunch about 12:30 after Xmas.

I am here alone with my little son who starts for his Balliol scholarship today in trepidation.

I can hardly think he will get it.

Luck left us & is

at all times intermittent. How cross the newspapers are over my book! I never thought a harmless amateur could have xcited so much united venom - it made me rub my eyes - Katherine Furse (Dame Furse Symonds's daughter) lunched with me & reminded me of a few of her mother & fathers tales of the Stevenson's habits & was furious with Sir S. Colvin for his lack of proportion but I told her

I scratched it out & was sorry I forgot to do so in final proof. I've had such wonderful private letters far too nice from poor poor dying people from every part of the globe India, & Africa, Hungary, Spain but I've no illusions & dont pretend to write books!

Come & see me between 27th & 31th

Yours ever

Margot Asquith