A LONDON WINTER From the fall of 1907 to that of 1908 Richard divided his time between Mount Kisco, Marion, and Cuba.

In December of 1908 he sailed for London where he took Turner the artist's old house in Chelsea for the winter.
Cheyne Walk, Chelsea.
December 25.

Christmas Day.
DEAR MOTHER: We are settled here in Darkest Chelsea as though we had been born here.
I am thinking of putting in my time of exile by running for Mayor.
Meanwhile, it is a wonderful place in which to write the last chapters of "Once Upon a Time." The house is quite wonderful.

In Spring and Summer it must be rarely beautiful.

It has trees in front and a yard and a garden and a squash court: a sort of tennis you play against the angles of walls covered smooth with cement.