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& nobody to come around the place with me. &
nobody to be affectionate with me in the morning.
You must think me too sentimental,
darling - & I know he was only a dog. But I am
very lonely. & I have never even wanted any friends.
And Peter was my ideal companion.
And apart from my loss, he was such a fine
dog. Completely independant, & with his own mind
about everything & everybody, he was utterly
faithful to me. And he was so amazingly fit &
strong & muscular. & never had a moment's trouble
or illness. I always tried to say that Peter & I are
the heathiest people in the [illegible].
[illegible] was in tears too - later [Ben?] came
in with big, red wet eyes. Poor [illegible] was
very fond of Peter too - & so was dear old Ben &
he was sorry for me too, I understood how I was
looking.
I do feel very lonely & alone without my little Peter
& I never missed saying goodnight to him, [illegible], or
giving him a kiss. And the lst few weeks he
usually insisted on [comeing?] up on my bed.
If only they would send me home now - Peter
would remain here in Palestine - dead, but never
forgotten, because he has done so much for me.
Thursday, March 5th I have been having a very busy
two days & I am now feeling a little less