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that I will write to him + ask him down here for
a week end, but I always shy at it + put it off. It
would mean being solidly with him for 2 whole days
+ having no time to myself at all, to think of you + write
to you. With Frank, I did not mind because he is
such an interesting + sincere person + I can talk to
him about you + he listens intelligently + sympathetically +
unselfishly + makes sensible answers in return. But Rex
is such a weak minded little man- + I am perfectly
certain that if Frank + I had shown a glimmer of
interest in girls, when we were in Cairo. Rex would have
jumped for joy + led the way. And I shudder to think
what he has been up to, since he has been away
from our good influence. But I suppose I shall
write him sometime. There is something phony
about Rex you know. He is always telling good
stories about himself as an officer. + about his father as
Colonel of the Regiment. And yet in General Order
I have seen him referred to as an Emergency
Commission, which means a product of an O.C.T.U.
or maybe a direct commission from N.C.O. And I
had hold of an Army List the other day, which contains
only the names of regular & Territorial officers -
whereas I am there, Rex does not appear. It
seems odd, somehow.
I told you in an AG but I must enlarge upon it.
Your letter no 10 of Nov 15 [1940 underlined] came 2 days ago.
It is really amazing that a letter can kick around &
hang together for so long, & still arrive, rather worn
but still complete. 15 months on the way! I

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that I will write to him + ask him down here for
a week end, but I always shy at it + put it off. It
would mean being solidly with him for 2 whole days
+ having no time to myself at all, to think of you + write
to you. With Frank, I did not mind because he is
such an interesting + sincere person + I can talk to
him about you + he listens intelligently + sympathetically +
unselfishly + makes sensible answers in return. But Rex
is such a weak minded little man- + I am perfectly
certain that if Frank + I had shown a glimmer of
interest in girls, when we were in Cairo. Rex would have
jumped for joy + led the way. And I shudder to think
what he has been up to, since he has been away
from our good influence. But I suppose I shall
write him sometime. There is something phony
about Rex you know. He is always telling good
stories about himself as an officer. + about his father as
Colonel of the Regiment. And yet in General Order
I have seen him referred to as an Emergency
Commission, which means a [product ?] of an O.C.T.U.
or maybe a direct commission from N.C.O. And I
had hold of an Army List the other day, which contains
only the names of regular & Territorial officers -
whereas I am there, Rex does not appear. It
seems odd, somehow.
I told you in an AG but I must enlarge upon it.
Your letter no 10 of Nov 15 [1940 underlined] came 2 days ago.
It is really amazing that a letter can kick around &
hang together for so long, & still arrive, rather worn
but still complete. 15 months on the way! I