16 September

16 September 1920

Travelling to Menton, France

Re Floryan - the letter is of course for you to read.
Darling Bogey
It is imbecile and odious that you should be so troubled. What F. refers to as the Chelsea period and good received beats me. But it is true that he does possess letters written during my acquaintance with him which I would give any money to recover. And it is true that especially if he is married he'll never cease threatening. What I propose is this. I talked it over with Ida.  She agreed to give me £40. I want you to go with F. to a solicitor receive the letters get his sworn statement and hand him my cheque for the amount. Its not a waste of £40. I couldn't ask it or get it from Ida on another pretext but I don't hesitate now - will you wire me if you agree? And that ends all communication with him. As to the letters, needless to say they are yours. I'd like them destroyed as they are, but thats for you to say, darling.
Im better today, fever gone, but weak as a butterfly and thin as a
match. All well except I can't bear you should be troubled with all this.
Tig.

The clock goes perfectly but it has a surprised look and an interrogatory tick.
Hullo, darling. These are going to be my cards. They are more pri¬vate. Do you see the good advice written on the sides? What else would you do with it? But you know the kind of people who use these cards in France . . . people who have one pen a generation.
[. . .] N.P. Im still in bed, precious in awful spasmodic pain. Tomorrow Ill call in another doctor to consult with me. I wish it would go away and let me begin mending.
N.P. - A bouquet of plumbago - no theres only room for LOVE
Tig

[Letter to J. M. Murry in Collected Letters]