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36, Brunswick Place, Brighton.
Tues. Jan. 21st [1902]
My dear John
I have been a very long time in answering your letter, because I have really no news for you. I have been doing very little, staying away most of the time, and have scarcely been in London at all.
I was awfully glad to get your letter and hear that you like the life,
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but it must be rather depressing to have the war dragging on and preventing things going ahead.
I had a very good time in Scotland, despite a considerable amount of rain. We stayed at St Mary's Loch just over a week, and discovered your name and John Edgar's in the Visitors' Book. Then bad weather drove us to Edinboro' for two days.
I lunched with D.V and Williams last Monday. D.V goes out at the end of the month. He has grown a moustache and looked very fit.
I have not seen
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Cubbie at all, but hope I shall meet him at All Souls' some time. I should think he would be rather a thorn in their sides.
There is rather a nice Golf Course here on the downs, where I spend most of my day, and read in a leisurely fashion the rest. I am staying with some friends and shall be here two or three weeks more.
The Spectator has deteriorated sadly since your departure: I wonder if you will return
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to it, when your time in South Africa is up.
I have hardly been to 'the Tree' [Cocoa Tree Club] at all, except last Monday when I was there with D.V. They have let in some horrible Jews, who will probably flood the place with their friends.
Wylie has gone to Davos, where I very nearly accompanied him. He has not written to me, but I suppose he must be coming back now and I shall see him before long.
Forgive a dull letter
Yrs ever
W.Morell Bouch
