1891-03 to Mary Blake Moore

Autograph letter signed, National Library of Ireland, 344 words

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8 Kings Bench Walk, Temple

[March 1891]

[...] can help him. He must cease to think that the whole world is in the wrong. — There is the whole trouble in a single phrase.

I always understood that you and Joe Blake were my father’s executors. Surely you know. Send me the papers as soon as you can. It appears that this money has been lying forgotten for more than half a century. I was lucky to find it and you were very good to give it to me, but under the circumstances I think I was justified in asking for it.

I am afraid I cannot come to Moore Hall, I have a lot of work in hand. I have to put my novel aside to write a story for an illustrated paper. Fortunately I have an idea.

Tell Julian that I often think of him. I wish he would write telling me exactly how far he has got towards being able to write a song.

Miss Monckton is of course a lady but she has not got a penny piece. She is however rather clever with her pen and may be able to turn it to good account.

Augustus speaks of going to Moore Hall in the summer. It seems to me to be an odd arrangement if we are not friends; but you will believe me when I say that I desire nothing better than to be friends with him and that I ask for nothing better than to go to Moore Hall for the purpose of entertaining him and his wife, and the only condition I make is that he shall behave himself.

To edit the Hawk from Moore Hall is a thing that I most distinctly object to. When I say the Hawk I mean the paper he has been bringing out for the last two years. The paper may improve. I hope it will.

Your affect son

George Moore