… Duffs who all sat together and refused to move. Then came Sir H. Stephen, Spencer Lyttelton, Aunt Maisie, Tyrrells, Mrs … sitting between Lord Rayleigh, who is delightful, and SirWalter Lawrence. Hugo was an admirable host last night and … to lunch - quite nice. Elsa has stayed in her room today. Hedley has been and doesn't seem to say anything. I don't …
… sure you will find some loose maps and these are what Col. Hedley wants. You need not send him that volume; it contains … if there's a map in it. If there is, send it along to Col. Hedley. Now return to my sitting room at Rounton: In the … … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… then Aunt Bessie and Lady P. walked into the town and Sir F. and I along the links. After lunch we all went to … dinner tomorrow. Susan is acquitting herself valiantly. Hedley says Aunt Bessie is really better and that mountains … world for her. I think she will stay here till the 24th. Hedley is coming down to see her again. Ever your …
… not to be answered. It sounds the wildest success. Hedley has just appeared (to see Marie who is not well) and … by so elegant and polished a man. She's most enthusiastic Hedley says. It will be great fun to hear all about it. The … Johnsons and Alfred Peases. Yesterday I rode with Sir Hugh and today she is coming over to spend the afternoon. …
… because I thought you would have news of me from Father. Hedley says I'm not quite sound yet and I am still very … at Mansfield St and I will post this on the way. I met Sir A. Lyall at the Private View of the old Watercolours … such lovely weather! Your affectionate daughter Gertrude Sir Frank tells me that everyone is saying it's perfectly …
… Boulogne Feb 11 Dearest Father. I'm very sorry about Uncle Walter. It's a happy way of ending it for him but I know Aunt … … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… Sir Percy Cox's departure from Baghdad. Sir Percy and Lady Cox at the station. … GB/PERS/B/082 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox's departure from Iraq, 1923 …
… he still seems a little tired, he is none the worse. Hedley came down to lunch and is much pleased with his … for Jamaica next month! Mr Dorman pressed the point and Hedley seconded him, so we will see what happens. Father …
… be pleasant at all. Last night I had a long talk with Walter and he began to speak about Dorman - whom he doesn't … in the world and I've never come across anyone" said Walter "whom I respect and love so much." I said that though … … Northallerton … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… Mrs Gascoyne, I am amused to find, is a daughter of Sir Douglas Galton's and knows Grandpapa. She also knows the … almost might, call napkins serviettes. Then there is Mrs Walter Lawrence the wife of the Viceroy's secretary - we have … … At sea … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… Sir Percy Cox and Deputation, shortly before Sir Percy Cox left Baghdad at beginning of May 1923. … GB/PERS/B/081 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox and deputation, taken May 1923 …
… Sir Percy Cox's departure from Baghdad. Gertrude Bell, Sir Percy Cox and other Europeans at the station prior to departure. … GB/PERS/B/085 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox's departure from Iraq, 1923 …
… I must have written to you about the Military Attaché, SirWalter Barttelot, with whom I used to ride at Gulhak before … up in any dissensions. It's a truly shocking business. SirWalter had a wife in England and a boy at Eton, about …
… delicious days doing nothing, I ride before breakfast with SirWalter Barttelot, the military attaché, whom I knew in … for the officers it's the old familiar diplomatic life - Sir Charles Marling looks horribly tired and worn out. He …