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Sir: In the recently published letters of Nancy Mitford her adoration of France and all things French almost saturates the reader. When writing before the war to my brother, Robert Byron, after a visit to her in-laws in Italy, her mood was rather different.
Dearest Robert,
Many thanks for your letter which I got in Naples. When are you coming to London — do come and stay here sometime. In any case I would like to know when you are up as I have an extraordinary and perfectly useless present for Lucy which I should think she will burst into tears (TEEARS) on seeing and which seems a difficult shape to pack up so I thought I might burden you with it.
Trentaremi was too extraordinary. My sheets weren't changed for a month during which time I was ill with a sweaty temperature. When I (not unnaturally) found my bed crawling with vermin and complained the assembled Rodds said I was a sybarite and unworthy to be given lovely treats abroad. On our way home Peter was knocked out in Paris and relieved of £20 worth of money and tick- ets and also an uninsured gold watch.
1 HATE ABROAD.
I would like to see you. Love from Nancy.
Lucy Butler
White Notley Hall, Witham, Essex
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