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T. E. Lawrence to Henry Williamson
10 words omitted
[2 February 1929]
They have posted me
to Plymouth: so if ever the frost breaks (Brrrr... Ughhhh) a motor-bike
will disturb Skirr Cottage. A horrible bike: but so beautiful in its
owner’s eyes and heart!
It will be comic,
our meeting: I am icy cold, and very English, and correct. Sober as
judges used to be. However, all the more reason for meeting a wild man.
At least your reputation won't scare me off. A bas all the Hawthorndens.
Hawthorn, forsooth! Den forsooth!
It will not be for a
while. A new camp takes learning: especially for me, who am always
uneasy with a new crowd. [10 words omitted]
Note
Full text, 113 words, in Letters
Vol. 9 p. 66.
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