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Letter No. 9. Tuesday - April 28th. Major J.H. Massey.
6. Palestine Coy. The Buffs
M.E.F.

My own very darling Barbara -

I wrote this beginning to this letter more
than half an hour ago. & since then I have been sitting
here & wondering what to write to you about - & during
that time I have been gazing at your photographs on
my table & in my album. & darling, you are very
beautiful & pretty & marvellously lovely. And I am so
fortunate that you love me, & that you write to
me & that I am able to write to you.

I love & cherish every part of you, my sweetheart, just
as much as I long for all of you & every part of
you. Do you mind if I tell you about yourself
again - it is the only way I have of making love
now, & I hope I may make you a little bit
happy too. And I don't really believe that the censor
ever reads these letters. I love your hair so much
& it is so long & brown & soft & strong - & really
whatever you do to it & in whatever way you
have it done, you always have it long on both sides
of your face. & with an emphasis on your left
side, which is so very much you. Your eyes are
incomparable, my lovely pet. they are so expressive
& they can look at me so gorgeously - & they are
so intelligent & they can look at me with such
spirit. Your mouth & all its expressions are so
perfect & so very pretty - & to kiss you is pure
joy & heaven & you know that I have proved
that by my appetite for your kisses: your