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Palestine, & Greece, & Italy & Egypt - & they must be hard
working holidays in which we sightsee furiously & get to know
as much as possible about the country & its people - & on such
holidays, we shall both enjoy ourselves & improve our minds &
our knowledge. And for the other one, we shall go to some
small quiet place in Ireland, or Devon or the S of France
- & this will be a pure pleasure holiday - lots of bathing, &
walking & good food, & some drinks, & an untold amount of
love. And on this holiday we shall also enjoy ourselves
tremendously, in a lighter way, & improve our bodies & health -
& forget all worries & troubles. Do you agree, darling?
And as I have told you before, I am determined not to
allow the works & commerce to rule my mind & our
lives so completely. Birchall & the other reserved people can
do a bit more work & overtime & worrying & more of the
bloody detail [in real time ?] I hope to goodness will be out
of the way, & I shall not have to keep an eye on him.
I am perfectly willing to work hard - but I want to come
home to you, at about 5-30, with an open & alert mind,
& ready to take up our unusual interests. I still want you
to take an interest in Norths as you always have done, & that
will always make it more interesting for me.
But I am determined to educate myself politically & historically,
& we can do that together & help each other, & to take a
direct active interest in politics & affairs in general - & we
will see where that leads us to. And thank god, we can
& there is every reason why we should, do this together. There
will be no question of me going to my club, or to a
meeting, & therefore you don't come too. I think that we
both feel strongly enough in the same directions for us
to be a great help to each other, & to be quite an effective
partnership. I only hope that it will not be difficult