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"The people I have seen are all in favor of nominating Lascelles Abercrombie for a Nobel Prize- Bruce Richmond, Eddie Mash[?], Markail, etc..."

"I am sorry I shouldn't see you this week, but I go abroad [?]. I met the Swedish Minister the other day, and he told me that nominations for the Nobel Prize must be made officially by..."

"I shall be interested to see what you make of Aphorisms- writing them is a fascinating but dangerous occupation as it takes so much time..."

"In that admirable work, Sir W. Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, I found the following in the [?] about Horace..."

"We should be so glad to hear how you are after your return home. Neither of us was able to come see you during your last weeks in hospital, as we were both ill with brochitis..."

"I have looked at every reference in the index of Carlyle's Franch Revolution to Desm[?], but can't find the phrase you quotes to me..."

"I wonder if you can help me to solve a little linguistic problem? Dr. Johnson[?] in his life of John Phillips..."