Letter from Edward Thomas to his wife, Helen Thomas. Archival reference: 424/1/1/1/1/168
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however to be avoided. I was photographed along with the whole college yesterday. I hope it will be a success, as it is the last group I shall be in.
Will you tell father my fee of £2.2.0 is payable to the Subrector on May 18?
As you see I grow more & more sterile. It can't be helped, I fear.
Kiss Merfyn for me & take a kiss as from me, too I am ever & wholy yours,
Edwy
P.S You have not assured me that there is no need for anxiety.
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12.v.1900
My dearest friend,
Your letter was not in the least unsympathetic. Your letters never are. You are wrong in thinking they are the only things you do that delight me, tho right in feeling that they do delight me. As a matter of fact I was very glad to hear of Miss Lucas's visit & that I was a topic flattered flattered my stupidity. Perhaps I shall see her this term. I only wish it was possible for

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you to come up here by yourself after the School, tho' I supose it is not. Before school I don't care what happens & I am not keen on seeing either Haynes or the Logans then.
Nothing happens now. I see Elsey occasionally & try to work when I am not exchanging inanities with Maine. The American (illegible) is very tardy; in fact I have had no news

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of him. I had a proof of "Two Scholars" from the Atlantic Monthly & am fairly well satisfied. Maine read it but merely remarked on the resemblance of the style to Stevensons'.
All who care for the infant care for you, so don't talk nonsense. Haynes does: everybody does. I should therefore be sorry if you did not appear in the photograph. A sickly maternal smile produced by the photographers (illegible) is