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Letter to Mrs. A.Stebbing, 2nd October 1911
Author: J.W.Cross
Recipient: Mrs. A.Stebbing
Date: 02/10/1911
Collection: The Wedgwood, Bastian and Stebbing Letters
County Record Office Ref: CR3989/4/3/9
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Description
Having apparently been asked to give his advice about the union of local societies, J W Cross replies to Mrs Stebbing that he cannot. However, 'I might' he states, 'be able to give expert advice to the union of two young persons in the bond of matrimony'. He recalls an excerpt in 'Punch'; 'notice to those about to marry' - 'Don't'. Cross rather humorously proceeds that he would have given an opinion on the gold reserve in the Bank of England, Mr Lloyd George being the right man as Chancellor of the Exchequer, the 'merits of the quarrel between...Italy and ...Turkey', or the last vote by Canada. Written from Grand Hotel et de Bellagio et Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio. Signed J W Cross.
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Transcript
GRAND HOTEL ET DE BELLAGIO
ET HOTEL VILLA SERBELLONI
BELLAGIO (LAC DE COME)
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Palace Hotel, Livorno (Toscana)
2 October 1911
Dear Mrs. Stebbing,
You will see from the above address that with all the good will in the world I could not be at the beloved Pantiles in time for a meeting at 5.30 day after tomorrow! Besides I am the last person to be able to give 'expert' advice as to union of local societies. I might be able to give expert advice as to the union of two young persons in the bond of matrimony. There is something in Punch's "notice to those about to marry" - "Don't"! Perhaps it may have the wider application to local societies. "Qui cu sabe"? as the Spaniards say. I am afraid that my suggestion cannot go further.
Now if you had wanted an opinion about the gold reserve in the Bank of England - or as to Mr. Lloyd George being the right man in the right place as Chancellor of the Exchequer - or as to the merits of the quarrel between my beloved Italy and my hated Turkey - or as to the last vote by Canada - I could have written you an essay. No doubt you will thank Heaven for having been delivered from that at any rate! But really I much regret that I can be of no help to you in this particular matter to be discussed at the meeting on Wednesday. Wishing you a happy issue out of all your troubles & with best regards in which Mrs. Eve joins, to yourself & Mr. Stebbing.
Yours sincerely
J.W. Cross
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