2110-5-12-10

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

14th April, 1932•

My own darling,

I got your postcard this morning. I am glad you went to Bath yesterday when the weather was fine, and I do hope you had a good day. Today it is cold and wet again.

I had a walk with Neville Chamberlain in the park after luncheon yesterday. A protracted Ashridge Committee made me miss Oliver Stanley's speech on the Sunday Cinema Bill. By all accounts it is the beat speech made in this Parliament, and the best he has ever delivered. It certainly reads very well. I think I did the right thing in not voting, for the Bill does not apply to Scotland, and it would have been well if all my Scottish colleagues had done the same. The Bill, as you will have seen, got through by a very small majority.

Today I am lunching with Harold Baker. I have to take the Chair at a big meeting of Members at six o'clock, when representatives of teachers are going to explain the grievances of their position. I gather that there is no chance of their economy cuts being removed in the near future.

I have begun t o collect Cromwell books from the London Library, for I must tackle that subject seriously.

I had a delightful letter from Hal Fisher today about Scott and Caesar.

I hope to be back tomorrow morning by the first train, and hope to find you all well.

Much love. John