In 1909, he offered it to Dorothea Ruggles-Brise, threatening to put it on the fire if she did not accept it--she pulled the book out, slightly scorched, just in time.
He offered it to Dorothea Ruggles-Brise. This was in 1909. Brise was threatening to put it on the fire if she did not accept it. She pulled the book out just in time. This was slightly scorched.