A Wonderful Original Handwritten and Signed Four-Sided Letter from Juliette Huxley to Ottoline Morrell. Undated but C1938. The Zoological Society, Regent’s Park N.W.8, Primrose 2832, 29 March., Dearest Ottoline, I am so terribly sorry to hear that Philip is ill and under treatment; I have just phoned Milly, & she gave me the news, poor Ottoline, how I wish this had been better - But she tells me that Philip has already benefited a lot from the rest, & I do hope with all my heart that he will soon be all right again. And you will also improve your health, it was sad you got a chill abroad, setting you back again for a spell – luckily we are out of winter & fogs, however strange the weather, & time should help – I hope Dr Cameron doesn’t let you tire yourself, & that you are not wearing yourself with anxiety – I can’t tell you how sorry how I am – dearest Ottoline. You have I expect heard from Maria about Aldous – we had a long letter Friday. He seems out of the woods, thank God, but how long till he is fit again? Julian is taking a treatment of Prontosil, which may or may not clear up the bacteria in the sinuses If not, he will have to be operated soon. He is now off work for a week, not a depressed as I feared (Prontosil is depressing drug) & a little better today – he still looks unwell. I’ll let you know if he has this operation, which I still wish could be avoided, you feel that he can’t go on like this & must get the sinuses drained. Kos is sad having lost the Irish Sweep – just when he really needed it! He is a bit worried about his home, & I am preaching a House Agent to him – I can’t see how he’ll find a tenant otherwise. Brett is off to her desert again tomorrow. Funny old thing – unchanged really, - she looks much older, is fat, dresses v. badly, but is still like a startled bird. I thought you were very wise not to see her. I am outside her Ken; I think she has chosen well to live her life out there. Did you hear Julian got his Royal Society Fellowship the other day? He was pleased. With many many wishes for your health & Philip’s recovery, & so much love. Juliette. Juliette, Lady Huxley (née Marie Juliette Baillot; 1896 –1994 was a Swiss-French sculptor and writer. She provided lifelong support to her husband, British naturalist Sir Julian Huxley. Around 1915 she began working as a tutor to the daughter of Lady Ottoline Morrell at Garsington. It was there in 1916 that she met Aldous Huxley and his brother, Julian. She and Julian were married in 1919. Lady Ottoline Violet Anne Morrell 1873 – 1938 was an English aristocrat and society hostess. Her patronage was influential in artistic and intellectual circles, where she befriended writers including Aldous Huxley, Siegfried Sassoon, T. S. Eliot and D. H. Lawrence, and artists including Mark Gertler, Dora Carrington and Gilbert Spencer. Size is 230mm x 176mm. Condition is good. Folding creases.