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but I am sure that had I stuck to my transfer, &
the compassioante reasons for not being sent away, that
soul B.D. would have given in. Blast my ignorance
at the time, & the ignorance of all those high ranking
fools like Tony Robert, who did not know enough
to advise me.

Oh dear, darling - there is no good sailing, is there? I must
just do all in my power, & all the time, in order to
get home as soon as I can. And hope, that by some
means or other, this parting has made a better
man of me, & that you, & both of us, will be
the gainer in that way. There is no shadow of
doubt that for a long time to come I shall be
doing all in my power to make up to you for
this tragically lost time. The one big enormous
thanksgiving is that we clicked on Maxie
before I went away. Quite apart from the joy
& comfort which he is to you know - how said
it would have been to have had to wait such a
long time before beginning our family again. See,
we have things to be thankful for too. But I now
want to say thank you for being sent home to you.

Friday, Apr 24th. In your letter 87 says that you still do
not know how much money we have. I feel that I
have made the position clear in a letter a few weeks
ago, as far as earnings are concerned. But I will
put it all down again, & you must mark the
envelope of this letter, or make a copy of it for