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[Job] [Violet Markham]
8, Gower Street Bloomsbury.
Telephone, 0799 Museum.
March 28? 1935
Susie darling
What news! But how spendid: I am glad; only tempered with the regret that I did want this particular job for you in S. Africa.
It's a wonderful appointment & you will both do it marvellously well. A great opportunity dearest Friend & a great piece of public service. For it's only people like you & John
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who can hold these appointments now for England. Jim says the Clarendons are so unpopular in S. Africa that they will insist on a Dutch G.G. next time. I know in some ways it will be a wrench but you are both much too young to be settling down & it will be a great adventure pushing out your ship on this new sea. One must always accept what Fate
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8, Gower Street Bloomsbury.
Telephone. 0799 Museum.
sends & the years will pass swiftly. You are not too far away across the Atlantic & I do feel that John may play a very great part in moulding opinion on the American continent & you dearest will play your part no less well.
I am just pining to know how it all happened. When Mackenzie King was here before Xmas he was determined that John should be the next
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G.G. & swore that he would'nt allow Bennett to make any appointment before the Election!
I did'nt say anything of this to you because he had failed on a previous occasion & as he was out of office I did'nt see what he could do. However he talked about it a good deal & of course I told him how splendidly you had done the Holyrood show. I am sure it will amuse you to hear that at
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8 GOWER STREET, BLOOMSBURY.
TELEPHONE. 0799 MUSEUM.
Alex's request I sent one of the official Holyrood groups to Canada just to show how delightful you both looked in the middle of your Court!! So it looks as though Bennett had consulted him - otherwise it is a very remarkable coincidence
Well dear you must be very proud of your John & your friends are all
