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make you sad.

I must say I have a few strong prejudices (perhaps that is all they are) one of which is against changing my name on as a count of marriage. I suppose for convenience I shall have to swallow this generally - but (if it makes any difference to you}, I expect to sign my work - if I sign it - with my own.

I suppose if I simply consulted my own sites I should want to marry you and say nothing about it, unless there were children. This feeling is probably strengthen by my shrinking from giving it out to my people whome I all the more hope you will soon meet & know. For some reason it has always been extremely difficult