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work. All meals are easier in the communal dining hall &
so nobody has a house - but everybody & every couple
has their own room. I went into the Mukhtar room
& his wife came in too, & it was a very pleasant
room, with a large divan bed, & chairs & flowers &
pictures. Such people as these will never want a war, you
know. They are quite happy & only want to be left alone
to get on with their lives. I suggested to them
that when you & I come to have a look at Palestine after
the war, we would bring Maxie & I suggested leaving
him in their nursery while you & I went round; they
beamed with pleasure & asked me to promise to do
that. At least, darling, if we do come here for a holiday,
we can have a very interesting time, & there will be
many people who will be pleased to see me again &
to meet you, & who offer us hospitality in the
settlements. The journey by train & boat, takes to long, & by air,
it costs too much, unless the prices are brought near within
the values of reason.
There was no good film to see in Tel-Aviv, & so Burstein
brought me back here, & I was early to bed. It was a
very pleasant & interesting day.
You know, darling, we really did very badly for ourselves about
holidays, with the notable exception of our glorious holiday in
France in 1939. And we must make up our minds to do
better after the war. We are now good & straight financially,
& with a bit over, & I am determined that we shall remain
so. And then we must arrange ourselves into a standard
of living whereby we are always building up some money
for our next holiday. And I'm blowed if I am going to
tie myself down to the idea of a bare 2 weeks holiday
in the year. I think that our aim should be two holidays
in the year. One, for going to places abroad, such as