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1922.03.02
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Letter from Xu Zhimo to Bertrand Russell. 2.3.1922.
Xu Zhimo decided to divorce his first wife and to marry Lin Huiyin. He must have been desirous of seeking advice from the Russells before he contacted his wife in Berlin.
"I wonder if I may have the happiness and privilege to book you to lunch or tea with mea t the above address [55 Victoria Road, Cambridge] when you come to town this weedend [sic]. I do hope it will not be inconvenient for you to arrange. I can hardly express the anxiety with which I have been looking forward to meeting you again : I do miss you heartily.
I think I can get Mr. [G. Lowes] Dickinson to be with us if you like. But I must confess my desire to monopolize your attention even for a rare short occasion and on that account should not regret omitting Mr. Dickinson's company, charming as it is. Selfishness, perhaps. But you will smile and forgive. I am confident."
Xu did not manage to see Russell again before 1925.
Xu Zhimo decided to divorce his first wife and to marry Lin Huiyin. He must have been desirous of seeking advice from the Russells before he contacted his wife in Berlin.
"I wonder if I may have the happiness and privilege to book you to lunch or tea with mea t the above address [55 Victoria Road, Cambridge] when you come to town this weedend [sic]. I do hope it will not be inconvenient for you to arrange. I can hardly express the anxiety with which I have been looking forward to meeting you again : I do miss you heartily.
I think I can get Mr. [G. Lowes] Dickinson to be with us if you like. But I must confess my desire to monopolize your attention even for a rare short occasion and on that account should not regret omitting Mr. Dickinson's company, charming as it is. Selfishness, perhaps. But you will smile and forgive. I am confident."
Xu did not manage to see Russell again before 1925.
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