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''dinners again. I wonder if I shall ever dine with you again at all''

On 8. 6. 20 he writes:

'' I send you a letter from a Beaumont master and scholastic in minor orders. Apart from its nice misspelling, its noble, broad-*minded casuistry will explain to you why I love the Church, as it explains to me why you hate it. Cependant I suppose that I must set to work and read me a little Darwin.''

''I am making fair progress, as my recent letters must have proved to you. But I do not yet consider myself near enough to complete recovery to return to town''

In June Teixeira was created a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II. My letter of congratulation was annotated on this and other subjects:

Referring to a criticism of Kipps, I had written:

''It is excellent stuff, and I always regard Wells as being one of the greatest  comedy-writers. But I always feel that in Kipps and all the earlier books he is only working up to Mr.''