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Enclosures for January 1939
Log Entries
Jan 19 Thursday
Alan & Beryl & Dorothy went with Montague to St Malo & said goodbye (also[RG] to get a block of Cuban mahogany from the Customs which had been held there on suspicion
of its containing drugs) while Mlle
[Madmoiselle]
Perou & I stopped off at Dinant (Market day; sun; everything very charming) & ate at Hotel Marguerite. Saw S.Sauveur's
church1 (better outside than in) & a queer assortment of people walking around it: the relatives
of the inmates of the local Lunatic Asylum. To Mr Henry Elliott an Englishman of 78 who only talked French in the Rue Pasteur. He is a 'Maître-Masseur'2 with a large clientele. He clicked back two tendons for me: knee & small of back.
Charged 20 fr
[francs]: I gave him 50 fr
[francs].
Hands Referenced
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- Annotation: ink correction
- Character: regular
- Ink: black
Places Mentioned
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St. Malo
St. Malo, Franceport on the north-west coast of France. eds. -
Dinant
Dinant, Namur, Belgium
People Mentioned
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Alan
Hodge, AlanOxford history graduate. Became close friends with LR & RG. First husband of Beryl Graves. CP & WG -
Beryl
Pritchard, Beryldaughter of Harry and Amy Pritchard, R.G.'s second wife. Formerly married to Alan Hodge. Robert and Beryl had four children: William, Lucia, Juan and Tomas. eds -
Dorothy
Simmons, DorothySculptor associated with the Graves-Riding inner circle (1938-39). Married to Montague Simmons. eds -
Montague Simmonds
Simmons, Montaguepoet, and civil servant in the children's branch of the Home Office; m. to Dorothy Simmons, the sculptress RPG -
Mme Perou
PerouMadam Perou and her family who befriended RG et al at La Chevrie eds. -
Henry Elliott
Elliott, Henrya master masseur in Dinant, Belgium, who treated RG eds.