"The vexed question of war correspondents is not a difficult one. ... If really good men can be obtained, there should be no difficulty in allowing responsible, fully-accredited writers... to be with our various armies."

"Slept fairly well. Rash quite gone. I finished Une Vie... Wrote to Eliza Wedgwood to ask her to find small Shakespeares to form part of Beb's active service trousseau."

"Isnt Geoffrey wonderful. I’ve never seen anyone so happy. ... I feel so ungrateful to him [PM] & yet at times I resent very bitterly that he should stand in the way. And yet I know you are right & that it wd be almost impossible for me to go to him & say..."

"Darling one line to catch the post, I am so sorry about yr mother, I hope she’s not bad. I cant manage London tomorrow..."

"Received very interesting letter from Fisher. Joint report on close reconnaissance of the Dardanelles by de Robeck and Hamilton has made him more depressed than ever about prospects of Dardanelles attack."