Dec 23 Thursday

In bed, stomach & headache
Struggled through Ch [Chapter] 5
A.G. (& John) came in the morning. Kirsch from O.K.![RG]
John putting things right with Laura.
John & Phip[RG] Philip both rang me up (inspired by Charles, I suppose) about Jenny's alleged connexion with David Willmer & the other 3 who did a jewel robbery-with-violence in a Knightsbridge hotel. Jenny has not had anything to do with them for months.
Maisie to supper gave me1 moss-agate earrings (& to Laura2 a golden lacquer box).
Left her bag behind, as Norman last night his hat: Laura is uniting these two things in a Scotch marriage.
Catherine rang up that Sam's bike was lost.

Editorial Notes

1 L.R. KG
2 R.G. KG

Hands Referenced

    • Annotation: ink correction
    • Character: regular
    • Ink: black

Places Mentioned

  • Knightsbridge

    Kensington/Chelsea, London, England

People Mentioned

  • Laura

    Riding, Laura
    (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).

  • Jenny

    Nicholson, Jenny
    Jenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson.

  • Norman Cameron

    Cameron, Norman
    Poet. Built Can Torrent in 1932-1933. W.G.; m. to Elfriede, then to Catherine Vandervelde; friend and contributor to LR and RG's work eds.

  • Catherine

    Nicholson, Catherine
    Catherine Nicholson: (1922- ) third of four children of Robert Graves and Nancy Nicholson. eds.

  • Philip

    Graves, Philip
    R.G.'s half brother. WG

  • Maisie

    Sommerville, Maisie
    Head of BBC Education broadcasting department. Friend of R.G. and L.R. Arranged accomodation for them when they returned to London as exiles. W.G., eds.

  • A.G. (A.E.S.G)

    Graves, Amy
    Amy Graves, RG's Mother. WG

  • John

    Graves, John
    R.G.'s brother. Visited R.G. & L.R. in 1934 with R.G.'s mother. WG

  • Charles

    Graves, Charles Patrick Ranke
    RG's brother with whom he did not get on. WG Estranged from RG in 1937 over Jenny Nicholson's crisis. See RPG p.281 CP

  • Robert

    Graves, Robert
    [1st person]. (1895-1985). Poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and author of his diary. eds.

  • Sam

    Graves, Samuel
    R.G.'s youngest child by Nancy Nicholson. C.P.& WG

  • Kyllmann

    Kyllmann, O.K.
    of Constable's RG; also referred to as O.K. eds