2110-5-10-8

St. Stephen's House, London, S.W.1.

16th February, 1932.

My own darling

It is much milder this morning. I have the tiresome job of attending the Income Tax Commissioners and giving evidence on behalf of Ashridge - which will wreck a good deal of the day. We have an Ashridge Governor's meeting this afternoon.

Tell Alice I have got a private room for tomorrow night. She ought to be there at ten minutes to eight.

Lady (Malcolm ) Robertson has asked us to dine on Friday the 26th , but I am afraid neither of us will be in London.

Alec Dunglass made a first-class maiden speech in the House yesterday - I think the best made; but the poor boy had to wait from half past three until nine o'clock to get it off.

Remind Alice that she must do me a paragraph this week for "The Spectator", as I shall be rather short.

Baldwin is dining with our Group on Thursday. I cannot get hold of John Simon, whom I must talk to about the Goethe centenary.

Much love. John