p.

4.

the medical certificate if possible. You sounded fearful about
the journey by sea, my darling. I'm afraid that in
spite of the letters & things I have written discussing
all the pros & cons & the real end of the matter
is that the sea journey is too much & too dangerous
with or without Maxie. In any case, you would not
leave Max. I would not ask you or want you to
& I expect I would think it strange if you would
yourself. So it is left for me to try & be sent
home. I cannot begin to try until the next
applications are called for & that may be soon or
it may be a long time. And if that fails, then
we just have to wait for the war to come to
an end. And I really cannot see it going on for
another year. And darling, there is a great deal
to be said for coming home to you - with it all
ended & a month or so of leave or holiday. &
then starting out together again. We could get
into an awful mess out here- if you were evacuated
to LA or if I were sent off somewhere else
& then maybe arriving home separately. We could
have an awful time. I spend an awful amount
of money & generally get out of our depth.
but I shall still explore, darling - just in
case there is a safer & easier & more sure way.

I also had a pc. from my ma - which took
two months & she had just received the snaps
of you & Max & me & Peter. I gather she
does not like the name Max. In a