Words Worth Noting - July 29, 2024

“Most famously, there is the telegram from Gilbert, who was off on a lecture tour, to Frances in Beaconsfield: ‘Am in Market Harborough. Where should I be?’ Frances wired back her unforgettable one-word answer: ‘HOME!’ It was easier, as she later explained, to get him back and then start him off again.”

An item whose author I did not record in Gilbert! magazine Vol. 4 #3 (Dec. 2000)