p.

6.

3. save a vast amount of cooking stoves & ovens & fuel
& utensils used in these messes.

But it will not be done in this war, & if I were
ever to suggest it, I would be either ignored or else
relieved of my command. there is no doubt at all
that an officer's position & way of life is altogether
too privileged - & also that the differnces in pay are
much too big. As you say, if things were evened up
the people who would receive & work for commissions
& promotions would be the efficient ones, who were
willing to work hard & take responsibility - &
all from higher & real motives, instead of for more
money, greater comfort, & less work. And the
same applies to business & government.

Tuesday, May 26. I must now make this letter into 8 pages &
send it off this afternoon. The posts are awfully bad &
irregular again, & I never have any confident expectation of
a letter. Except that it always seems to happen that on the
day that I really think I must get one, I get one
by sea mail from some quite unimportant person.
A few days ago, I had one from Joe Ashworth - who said
I must be dying to get back to England - & Norths!
isn't it an amazing outlook? - I never even consider
either of them - coming home to me means you &
Maie, & anything & any body else is entirely incidental,
when you say, darling, that you are missing me
almost beyond endurance & bearing - I know
exactly how you feel. if you feel as I do about you,
The last few days, the feeling has been one of
pain & agony & every nerve & feeling in my body
aches for you. It is cruel & horrible, & I do not
believe that there are another two people in the