:14:04
So would she, this Maud Bailey?
:14:06
- Yes, but I'd be careful.
- Why? What's she like?
:14:10
- She thicks men's blood with cold.
- Great.
:14:14
If you prefer the American vernacular,
she's a regular ball-breaker.
:14:27
Mr. Michell?
:14:31
- What? I'm sorry.
- Roland Michell?
:14:34
Yes.
:14:36
- You're Maud.
- Bailey. Dr. Bailey. Yes.
:14:39
There's nothing in my index,
no mention of Ash at all.
:14:43
- Ash and LaMotte definitely met.
- When?
:14:46
June 1859. At a dinner party given
by Crabb-Robinson. It's in his diary.
:14:53
You jump from that to the idea
they corresponded?
:14:56
- I found an unfinished letter...
- To LaMotte?
:14:59
No, "Dear Madam".
:15:00
But of the three women at that party,
LaMotte is likeliest.
:15:05
- LaMotte's letters may have something.
- There aren't many from that period.
:15:12
I'm descended from Christabel.
I'm her niece, thrice removed.
:15:17
- Three greats.
- That's what thrice usually means.
:15:23
- Maybe I shouldn't have come.
- Does seem rather pointless.
:15:28
You could have a look
through Blanche's diary.
:15:31
- Who's Blanche?
- Blanche Glover...
:15:34
...Christabel's companion?
Her lover? You look surprised.
:15:39
- I didn't know...
- She was a lesbian?
:15:41
- Don't get me wrong. I like lesbians.
- Unfortunately, they didn't have video then.
:15:48
- I see why you think it's so unlikely.
- No. She could have been bisexual.
:15:53
There's no evidence she was, but...
Did you not read before you came?
:15:58
- Is this an oral exam?
- I suppose it is.