Ruck, Berta to Doris Langley Moore, 1931-05-11

"Dear Mrs Moore - I have just thought of one of E. Nesbit's sayings which is not part of my personal memories of her but which you might care to put in - she was speaking of family-ties and I heard her say "Water runs down-hill. The affection you get back from your children is sixpence given as change for a sovereign." Fifteen years later I reminded her of this and she said with interest "Did I really say that, Berta? I think it very sad, rather brilliant, and quite true!"..."