p.

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wire. Otherwise, I will just arrive in London & will
telephone you from there; has Juliette got a phone?
But it would be a good thing to have some
place where we could leave messages for each other.
So - if I am stuck & have not been able to get in
touch with you, I will go to the Plaza Hotel, if
it still stands & does business; & if not I will
then go to Hughes' house, 97, Harley St
Oh darling, how wonderful if I really am making plans
to come home so soon.

If you know that it is another failure by the time
you get this letter, you must not feel too sorry
for me. I shall be sticking it out somehow - there
is no alternative - I shall be loving you not
one little bit less, & still thinking of & hoping
for the day when I do come home.

My dear, I received Gordon's I.T. letter & your note on it.
you had had it in your bag or somewhere, most careless
of you - lovely & sad. It is all bloody complicated
& I really cannot work it out without having all
the facts & figures, but I cannot find anything wrong.
Lord knows what the tax will be this year, what with
major's pay & back pay, possible deductions at source
already made, & commission if any. But I reckon
your figure of £450 remaining to be about right.
So long as field allowance goes on, I think I
can manage on £100 from home; & if you spend
£5 p.w. that is £250 - & your ma's £60; so
that leaves £40 saved which is not so bad
for living separately & helping your ma too.

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wire. Otherwise, I will just arrive in London & will
telephone you from there; has Juliette got a phone?
But it would be a good thing to have some
place where we could leave messages for each other.
So - if I am stuck & have not been able to get in
touch with you, I will go to the Plaza Hotel, if
it still stands & does business; & if not I will
then go to Hughes' house, 97, Harley St
Oh darling, how wonderful if I really am making plans
to come home so soon.

If you know that it is another failure by the time
you get this letter, you must not feel too sorry
for me. I shall be sticking it out somehow - there
is no alternative - I shall be loving you not
one little bit less, & still thinking of & hoping
for the day when I do come home.

My dear, I received Gordon's I.T. letter & your note on it.
you had had it in your bag or somewhere, most careless
of you - lovely & sad. It is all bloody complicated
& I really cannot work it out without having all
the facts & figures, but I cannot find anything wrong.
Lord knows what the tax will be this year, what with
major's pay & back pay, possible deductions at source
already made, & commission if any. But I reckon
your figure of £450 remaining to be about right.
So long as field allowance goes on, I think I
can manage on £100 from home; & if you spend
£5 p.w. that is £250 - & your ma's £60; so
that leaves £40 saved which is not so bad
for living separately & helping your ma too.