The Archive · 1926

A Barrie Love Letter

Miss Haldane has written a book about her mother, that wel known 'Scotswoman, Mrs Haida of Clean, who died' a few mont ago in her hundredth among the many good the volume _per Sir i "love letter. d Mes Vialdane: in 1924, and he afterwards wrote to her as follows—

"Dear Mrs Haldane, You have a personality' if ever any one had. I never thought to see the day when 1 could be ina house with the Lord Chancellor without Cuinking him the dominant figure fand Miss Haldane is pretty good at personality also), but I tell you lain you bow! them' over. I believe Uwent a drive with her and. a walk with him, but you swallowed them up (Aaron's rod); and in my memory loan consists of you, see you vividly -knitting that shaw) (to which my compliments) and looking "the dearest person T have seen for years and years. You really to._make the intruder into that serene room feel more hopeful about -the world. Some of "the loveliest dines in English potry are very tike you. It would not be bad to call you.n9 ode to immortality. Of -somwe, i. em using stone:

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