my manuscript collection. I had nothing, of course, which was in your line—but there was an early manuscript of Augustine’s City of God …’ It was like being tempted by a devil of admirable character and discrimination. He couldn’t find an answer. L. went on, ‘I’m not really complaining. These horrible things are bound to happen in war—to the things one loves. My collection and your wife.’
Compares book collection to wife
