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9. a time. I make these efforts because I want to & because I believe in their rightfulness - & not because of or with any thought of repayment or reward. But I am just thinking that there would be some justice in it, & if I were to be rewarded by being sent home to you.

I expect you wonder what will be done with me if I am sent home - & so do I. It seems that I should carry with me a certificate that I have been posted home on compassionate grounds - & so that should preclude my being sent abroad somewhere else for some time anyway - & which would, therefore, probably, mean an administration job of some kind. I should certainly like to regain the rank of major, & I should also like some interesting job into which I could put my back. And I should be only too easy & willing to work hard & I'm sure you would want me to - even if it did mean seeing less of you. But I really am going too fast. The main thing is that I want you to know that if I do come home, it is highly unlikely that I should be whisked off again to Russia or some far distant place within a few weeks or even months. It would be nice to get some job where I had authority over B&D! I do wish an A.G. or P.C. would come from you. Your last one was dated Oct 15th - so the latest were

9. a time. I make these efforts because I want to & because I believe in their rightfulness - & not because of or with any thought of repayment or reward.