PHOTOGRAPH OF VITA SACKVILLE-WEST BY E. O. HOPPE / HULTON ARCHIVE / GETTY; PHOTOGRAPH OF VIRGINIA WOOLF VIA MONDADORI PORTFOLIO / GETTY

Vita: Hey girl

Virginia: Hey

Vita: Sup?

Virginia: In bed

Vita: Hot

Virginia: Come visit?

Vita: Mmm can't. Have a toothache.

Virginia: Thanks for the flowers from your garden.

Almost ran after you in my nightie when you dropped them off ...

Vita: Sorry, new phone. Who is this?

Vita: Alone @ Long Barn. Come over?

Virginia: When?

Now?

How long?

Cool if Len drops me off?

How many nightgowns do I need? ;)

Vita: Nm

Vita: Wrote you a story. It's called "Seducers in Ecuador."

Virginia: Hot

Vita: Can you publish @ Hogarth?

Virginia: ...

Virginia: Longing to see you. Lunch Thurs?

Vita: Really busy just now—weeding garden, walking puppies, etc.

P.S. Shingled my hair.

Vita: Miss you, girl

Virginia: How much?

More than your dog?

Vita: ...

Virginia: Sleepover Wed? Leonard away.

Bring wine.

?

??

Vita: Can't. Going to France. Sorry.

Vita: Mmm Violet you're so hot.

And so young

Virginia: Violet?

This is Virginia.

Vita: Oh yeah

My phone is weirdly changing "Virginia" to "Violet."

Virginia: OK

But young? LOL I'm like 45.

Vita: Young at heart, girl, young at heart.

Virginia: Tipsy off this Spanish wine. Miss you.

Want you.

P.S. Shingled MY hair.

P.P.S. Can't wait for you to ruffle it.

Vita: Sorry, in Persia.

Virginia: When are you back?

P.S. HATE my shingled hair. Bought some clip-on extensions.

Vita: Back soon but tons to do—weeding garden, walking puppies, etc.

Text you when I'm free?

Virginia: You back?

Vita: Yup

Virginia: Come over?

Vita: Can't. Going nutting with Mary.

Virginia: WHO'S MARY?

Vita: My dog ...

My new dog.

Virginia: Lecturing @ Oxford. Come to the hotel.

Vita: ...

Virginia: I'll pay.

Vita: OK

Vita: Oxford was fuuuuuun.

I'd like to get in my car, drive to your house, throw rocks @ your window till you let me in, and spend the night with you.

Virginia: Come then.

Vita: Sorry, fell asleep.

Virginia: Len away Thurs and Fri. Stay the night?

Both nights?

Vita: One night.

Virginia: K

Vita: No, we only did it twice.

Def not that great. Don't think of her in that way.

Virginia: Um?

Vita: Oops, wrong text.

Virginia: You're so remote.

LOL

...

Hello?

Vita: Love you too, Mary

Virginia: ?

Vita: Sorry—autocorrect. Sup?