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6. & even a real one that the war can be over in 3-4 months. You can imagine with what breathless interest I am watching things, & I expect you are too. It does seem to give us hope, at last, doesn't it, darling? You remember I named Peter on account of Peter of Yugo-Slavia who I saw last week had now arrived in London; I thought that might be a good omen too.

Youur no 39 of April 24th arrived two days ago, thank you sweetheart, another lovely letter. It is sweet & wonderful of you to tell me I am a lovely lover & a darling husband, & it gives me such an exquisite feeling of content & happiness & longing to hear you say those things. and also when you say I was a perfect father. You adored & worshipped Lisa so much, & now that she is gone it is so wonderful & satisfying & comforting to know that all our thoughts of her, & of eachother about her, are just purely loving, & unspoilt by an criticisms or misgivings about her. Thinking of it now, it seems so different & difficult, the idea of bringing up a son. Having to make a man of him, without making him rough & tough & rude. and wanting to make him an intelligent & appreciative person & not produce an effeminate type. But I'm sure he will be a very definite person & with any amount character & initiative, probably he will be himself without any very particular promptings & efforts on our side. I have absolute confidence, my darling, that you can only produce 100% perfect children