A FINE LETTER TO SIR JOHN GIELGUD'S MOTHER. 3 pages (folded), minor remnants of mounting to rear fold, otherwise in EXCELLENT CONDITION, autograph letter signed, 6-13/16" x 5-1/2", in black ink, Christ Church dated July 4, 1893 to Kate Terry Lewis which reads: "My dear Katie, Though I am quite distracted with business, & am making desperate efforts to get things settled here, & get off to my usual quarters at Eastbourne, still I must find a few minutes to offer you the very sincere wishes of an old friend that your married life may be a bright & peaceful one, and that you and your chosen husband may love each other with a love, second only to your love of God, & far above your love of any other object. For that is, I believe, the only essential for a happy married life: all else is trivial compared with it. You surely do not expect a "love lorn creature" like me - a wretched old bachelor - to cloud the happy day by his sombre presence? You might as well expect a screech-owl to come out in the noon-day, & disport himself in your beautiful garden! With an old man's love, I am, Affectionately yours, C. L. Dodgson"