Letter from Edward Thomas to his wife, Helen Thomas. Archival reference: 424/1/1/1/1/177
Lincoln College
Oxford
4.6.1900
My dearest friend,
Thank you very much for the photographs. Haynes has been here since Saturday and was very pleased with the one in which Merfyn is standing up. We lunched yesterday with Morgan, and have been out nearly the whole time to meals and in, the intervals. We called on
Makes my chances in the schools even less.
Here is no end news.
Give kisses to Merfyn from me. I am my own sweet little one,
Yours and wholly yours
Edward
Adieu.
[illegible] among other things. Haynes was very much smitten but did not think him intelligent enough to be worth cultivating. We are dining up the river tonight and spend the whole day there tomorrow.
At present I am thinking mainly of two things:
1. The examination:

2. Whether you will have good news for me in a day or two. I hope you remembered. To begin operations on June 1st.
At present I am feeling horribly languid and tired. Moreover this weather grows hotter and hotter. Ask father and mother to forgive my neglect correspondence. The fact is I am too weak for anything. This