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1st August
British Legation,
Adis Ababa.
I can’t write to you much today my dear Gertrude because my eyes are troubling me – its too [?] from me to you to type write a letter - & what I would say after all you know.
There came an enclosed live thing last mail – I am thinking of it – in my heart I am answering it – dreams & words you said, one cannot live by them – no its not that to me – we live in spite of them – under them – while they like the story – “the story that interested all made no disclosure” –
The world moves – if there’s war I must come home. I think – we might ourselves & I’m still thank god in the army – or if not I will go again Red X – For once Europe fights all Europe will sing & dance together – there will be no signing of Treaties no visits of the Kings of the East – And after the war who knows who will be here to wait & go on waiting and wait again –
Its all waiting Gertrude – But I am so glad my dear those beastly microbes are better - & I hope to hear of you well & strong & full of life at Rounton – riding writing all alive & splendid – and if I can’t send you words I’ll send you dreams.
Dick.
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Evolving Hands is a collaborative digital scholarship project between Newcastle University and Bucknell University which explores the use of Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) and Text Encoded Initiative (TEI XML) to enhance cultural heritage material. In this project, we have applied these methods to a selection of letters from the Gertrude Bell Archive.