p.

10.
will at least hear from me. I believe
we may be calling again, later on,
& this time for a few days. I will be
marvellous if this is so, as I shall be
able to cable you & get a reply. It will
be wonderful just to get love from
you in a cable. Amazing, isn't it?
If we do call - I shall hope to
see Ann, of course - it will be good
if this is possible.

We are quite a happy party on this ship.
There is a very big crowd of officers, but
we do not really have much to do
with anybody else except the bridge
playing majors & three or four others. At
meals we have the same six as in
the cabin. Meals are most entertaining,
as there are no newspapers, therefore
conversation flourishes. There was a slight