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Letter No. 5. Wednesday - April 1st
Friday - April 3rd Major J.H. Massey.
6, Palestinian Coy. The Buffs
M.E.F.

My darling dearest Barbara -

I'm afraid I'm in a bad state of mind for
writing. This is not for any particular reason because
nothing has happened - it never does. But, the war news is
so very depressing; I am feeling so hopelessly bogged down
here; I have had no letter from you for more than two
weeks - I had a [p.e.?] from you this week in which
you were feeling pretty low & miserable. It seems that
you had arranged to do part time munition work, that
this had come to nothing because you had been able
to make no arrangements about Maxie. I wish some
more news would come along - I do so want to
hear more about you, & why you went to Cambridge
& how things are for you there.

There is just one constant piece of good news. thank God, & that
is your usual reports about Max, that he is fine & getting
stronger & more handsome every day. Bless him - he must be a
wonderful little boy & an untold comfort & joy to you. I long
to see him.

As you see, I made a pass to begin this letter on Wednesday,
but it was of no use. It was the first day of Passover & I
had promised to go & have dinner with Ben and his family; but
in the afternoon I decided not to go. - I had been present
at such a dinner in Haifa last year, & it only annoys &
saddens me to see husbands & wives & children together.
So I had settled down with the 1937 Royal Commission's
Report on Palestine, which is a weighty & very interesting
document of nearly 400 pages.

Last night I just sat & talked to Ben & Levantin, &