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5. home again. They are, I think, going to allow Jewish seconds in command in after 6 months time, & I wish they would allow it now. Ben-Arzi is by far the best of my officers - he is keen & intelligent & always working & doing something, & would be a marvellous help to me. And he is such a darned pleasant, amusing, & interesting little man too. he is very useful at the moment, now that Russia is among our allies, because he speaks Russian perfectly & can listen to their news. He also speaks Polish, French, German, Hebrew & Arabic. Amazing, isn't it?

Well darling, I sent you another parcel yesterday by good old sea mail. Three pairs of silk stockings, one set of pants & petticoat, & a string of ivory beads. I do hope you like the knicks & petty - but it seems to be quite impossible to find real silk things here, & these are therefor good quality art silk. but they are quite pretty, I think, & seem to be well cut. They are pink, & covered with rose buds & spriggy bits. I have another three pairs of stockings for you too, my sweet - & I will send these later on, so as they don't all go on the same boat, & just in case anything does happen.

This new turn in affairs with Germany attacking Russia is full of interest, isn't it? Up to now, I have felt quite confident about the eventual outcome, but I could not see where & when it was going to end. But now, there seem to be many possibilities.