TCG Letter #1133

Edith replies to Tolkiens letter of January 3rd telling him she is engaged to a George Field, the brother of a school friend. She had accepted this proposal feeling that Tolkien no longer cared for her.^{This letter although not dated was written shortly after Tolkien's letter at midnight of his 21st birthday, Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Edith Bratt • 3 January 1913 (#44). Tolkien would then reply shortly after and they arrange to meet on January 8 in Cheltenham.[1]}