J is writing away and I don’t like to leave him and go to bed...
Roberta Hewitt
Socialist, activist and wife of John Hewitt
John Langtry Lynas arrived while we were eating & ran down John Luke & John Hunter & everyone & I got a bit sick of him & said life and living & being as happy as one can be was more important than great art. […]
Tonight I ironed and listened in & J should have started writing his Ulster Commentary early, but didn’t he just read me the first two pages & couldn’t keep from weeping over it, & whatever action this has on me, I nearly burst to keep from laughing at him, but he didn’t see me tonight blinded by his own tears at his own words.[…]
It is now nearly 1AM. J is writing away & I don’t like to leave him & go to bed. This commentary is giving him great bother & I know he likes to read it to me.
Listen to her words
