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between our political parties, & systems of Government &
so on. And perhaps I would inform myself & then
be in a position to make things very clear to you,
when I come home. But I am not too well
placed for doing this, though I am very much better
informed than I used to be.
Friday - March 13th The concert was pretty silly, but I rather
enjoyed it. Tonight, I have had to attend a corp concert of
a Jewish brass band, which was more bloody than I can
possibly describe, & I feel awful. I think I will go to
bed & read for 1/2 hour - & continue this tomorrow. XX
Sunday - March 15th. I must get on with this letter now &
finish it & post it in the morning. My last letter
was March 9th & you will be accusing me of idleness.
But it is really not that. It just seems more difficult to
settle down at the moment. I am keyed up about packing
house - & I have had rather a lot of extra work & reports
to do - & I have been doing more talking to Ben & Kalk
in the Mess than usual, as I am not yet accustomed
to the loneliness of my room without Peter.
I have just re-read on [p.u. ?] my advice to you on what
you should read & it really sounds rather ignorant. Celine may
easily be a master, for all I know, & survive for centuries.
But I was just trying to say that such books are
upsetting for you - whereas there are so many books
which soothe & comfort, & stimulate too. Also, some
of these brilliant moderns are so outspokenly sexy, &
that must just unsettle you too, & only underline the
dreadful repression of the present, the last 18 months.
Ben tells me that a wonderful book to read is
"By Fire & Sword" by Adam [ ?], a 19th century