July 8 Friday[RG] Friday[RG].

We went out with Juan & Anita to the Château and confirmed our decision to rent it. Juan excited about the shooting. The general impression was again very favourable. Walk in the sun round the pond.[RG]
Settled the Judais affair: paying him 1500 francs and taking the saucepans he had bought. A drunken taxi-man.
Long talk with Anita at the café opposite.
Our bigger luggage arrived at Rennes.
It has rained somewhat every day since we came

Hands Referenced

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

Places Mentioned

  • Rennes

    Rennes, France
    where Gelat's daughter, Anita, and son-in-law, Juan Vives live; visited by RG and LR et al in 1938 eds.

  • Château de la Chevrie

    Montauban-de-la-Bretagne, Brittany, France
    translating as "Venison Castle," La Chevrie was manor of an estate that RG & LR rented with Alan Hodge and Beryl Pritchard during their stay in France in 1938

People Mentioned

  • Juan

    Vives, Juan
    The Doctor's brother. Married to Gelat's daughter. Lived in Rennes, France. WG

  • Anita

    Ana, Anita
    Marroig. Gelat's daughter, married to Juan Vives the Doctor's brother. Live in Rennes, France. WG

  • E. Judais

    Judais, Emile
    RG & LR's landlord at 18, Esplanade Champs du Mars, Rennes eds.