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9. fitted carpets, a private lavabo & so on. How disgusting to think of Willie being in sole possession, even if Frost & [?] do do all the work. Lots of talk about the Maestro, the Massey touch & veiled hints about another amalgamation, & going onto the Board together. He said he had seen Amy from time to time, either with a "supply officer or some persona grata" Christ! Its about time that [----] grew up.

I could go on now, but I must go to bed. It is 12-30 & I get up at 6-15. Goodnight, my own darling. x x x x x H.

Tuesday - 7 Aug. At last I have heard from you again today - a letter, No 55, & 2 Airgraphs of Sep 11th & 12th & three snaps of you & Maxie. Oh - what a diffeence it makes darling. They all arrived at 5-0 o'clock, when I had given up hope for today, & I just felt like another person immediately. It was a lovely letter too - though at 6 pages, one of the short ones, for us nowadays. I always feel a little bit guilty & idle when I send off a letter of less than 8 pages - mainly because I always think of it arriving at the end of one of those awful blank spells, & then you being disappointed to get such a short letter after such a long time. They are a devil those blanks, & you seem to have them worse than me, poor darling. At least you can tell from the numbering of my letters, that I am not neglecting you. I wish I could do something about it.

Now darling one - you wrote in your letter that you hoped I had not written to Zag or B-D. as you felt I was safer where I am. I never did write that letter,