Letter from Edward Thomas to his wife, Helen Thomas. Archival reference: 424/1/1/1/1/90
Lincoln College
26.II.99
My dearest friend,

I was delighted to get your photograph on Friday. It is as good as a photograph will ever let it be and certainly better than the one before. Thank you for it and for having it taken without your glasses.

You hope that I shall take walks now that rowing is done with, and I

but I walked two hours last night between 12 and 2 for some men came in and were reciting all the filthy verses in the form of known as Limericks, which they could think of, and after that I merely copied out some lecture notes read several pages of the Three Musketeers.

As to the (illegible), there (illegible) a copy among my books at home : but Arthur has one, and would be glad to lend it to you.
have. On Thursday I gave my aunt another bicycle lesson, but since then I have taken three very pleasant walks in this bright clear weather. Yesterday was even warmer there were speedwells and daisies in the ploughed fields , today it is colder and the night was freezing. My eyes had their full and healthy pleasure ; though as for anything more my company forbad it. There were for instance four of us yesterday, all very noisy and obscene. I hope that were able to go to Wimbledon as you expected yesterday.

Did I tell you that I found snowdrops in (illegible) churchyard two Sundays ago on a very wet day when the floods were higher.

I was hoping to have written some more of a paper to,
(illegible) of Merton;
He has owed me a letter for some time , I am wondering if he is ill again.

You embarrass me rather in allowing me a choice of books. There are so many I should like; but I don't know what limit you will have set upon their price . For instance there are some fine editions ( second hand) in case of Johnson, Grote Greece, Macauley ; and complete sets of

a true story in Haynes’s experience

The Lincoln crew is to be photographed tomorrow, and though I shall not be able to afford a copy for you all to yourself, you shall certainly (illegible) one when it is ready. They cost about 7/6 the group being very large.

Goodbye my dearest friend. In life your truest and fondest friend Edw: you ever my own sweet little one, my anemone maiden

Goodbye Helen

Adieu

Would you mind going again to that shop in Falcon Road before I come back, if I give you a note as before ? Tell Me?

I have cut the John R some more scraps entitled "Recollections of the Months" which may appear on Sunday.

I suppose it was natural that you didn't admire Haynes paper: it could not be right for you to laugh at the humour in " Mon epouse stait adorable Je ne l'ai trompee que deux fois!" which is

other authors, which I should like ranging from 36|- (the price of Grote Greece) to £2. Let me know soon and then I can decide - will you ! Whatever I got , I could bring it home with me , for you to put my name in it.

I return by the way three weeks from yesterday so there is not much longer to wait . Of course I will let you know when and where to expect me. (I wonder