ABSTRACT
It was a great relief to the exhausted fifty-five-year-old Emmeline when she was allowed to travel openly to France on 15 August 1913, the day that parliament was prorogued, and spend two months with Christabel; the previous day Sylvia had again been released, good news that brought her mother some cheer. Emmeline was in desperate need of a cure and rest after the struggles of the last five months; her time with Christabel would also give them the opportunity to plan the autumn campaign.
