The Letters of Evelyn
... . Grosvenor Square. W. DEAREST, Well, the impossible has actually happened. Ireland is a Free State, and everybody seems to be pleased and happy. The news came almost like a bombshell after all the ups and downs, just when the settlement seemed farther off than ever. We must be thankful, I suppose, for peace at almost any price, not examine things too closely, and just wait and see. How ...