Friday, July 10, 1931
Norval, Ont
...I have been re-reading Macaulay's Life by Trevelyan. I read it first that winter in Prince Albert. Found it delightful then and found it just as delightful still. But most of its charm is due to Macaulay's letters. One criticism the writer of the introduction makes is that Macaulay's letters show nothing profound in his nature. Very likely. Very likely--nay, almost certainly--had they been profound they would not have been delightful. The ocean depths are profound--but I prefer a sunlit meadow for my strolling. Anyhow, I should like to have got letter from Macaulay.
The Selected Journals of LM Montgomery, Rubio & Waterston, Vol IV, p 139
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