Ruck, Berta to Doris Langley Moore, 1933-01-17

"My dear Mrs. Langley Moore, Thanks so much for your kind letter returning the verses. I do indeed see how crushing were the difficulties under which you laboured, but cannot help feeling furious with the people who prevented your giving a more convincing picture. It is very illuminating that you should have tried to strike a balance and preserve a mean. These are the two things which are quite, quite impossible in any connection with our friend! You either loved her, or thought "that dreadful woman". There was no balance in her, (hence her abiding power?) and she was as reliable as a water-wagtail..."