• From Lydia to Keynes 28 December 1918

    "Dear J. Keynes,
    The book was most welcomed, and I appreciate indeed your charming thought".
  • From Lydia to Keynes 3 November 1922

    "Maynard I am so fond of you. I caress your slender fingers".
  • From Lydia to Keynes 16 November 1923

    "Your mother is a nice woman. You have her eyes and searching mind. I like to look at her".
  • From Keynes to Lydia 18 February 1924

    "Yes, this time I agree with you (I ought to agree always, because you are wiser than me – less intelligent but more wise)".
  • From Lydia to Keynes 22 October 1924

    "We, your mother and I, unloaded our feelings for you and for each other in relation of your being our entire idol".
  • From Keynes to Lydia 19 October 1924

    "Do you think the judge will give me a divorce, after all he might not, and I am a pessimist at present in ‘decree nisi’".
  • From Keynes to Lydia 23 October 1924

    "You must have no doubts. The [divorce] case is good".
  • From Lydia to Keynes 18 January 1925

    "The three Bloomsbyrites Vanessa, Duncan and Clive sang in chorus how I disgraced Bloomsbury going on the point of degree nisi, and how much more moral they were than I…".
  • From Keynes to Lydia 1 February 1925

    "I enclose a handkerchief for you to put your face against when you sleep in the chair or on the sofa".
  • From Lydia to Keynes 15 February 1925

    "I kiss your warm nest of a mouth".
  • From Keynes to Lydia 1 February 1925

    "I am very, very fond of you".