ABSTRACT
As soon as she had recovered from her imprisonment, Emmeline, using the name ‘Mrs. Richards’, now took the first of many visits to Christabel in Paris where she would confer about militant policy, take rest and seek cures for her poor health. In early July 1912, mother and daughter travelled to Boulogne, staying at the Hotel de Paris from where Emmeline wrote to Alice Morgan Wright, ‘I don’t yet know how long I shall remain with Amy [Christabel] but probably for a week or two. As soon as I can face a railway journey in the heat, I shall no doubt come to Paris for a day or two & will let you know beforehand.’ Five days later, Emmeline wrote to Alice again, assuring her, ‘I am flourishing & eating just like other people although I still get tired very easily & going up stairs is trying to my breathing apparatus.’ She also added, ‘Mr. & Mrs. L [Lawrence] arrived here yesterday & are staying until Sunday. … They also are much better although still rather weak & shaky.’1
