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is a good piece of business for me.

Arkin is a very pleasant little man of 28, extremely
intelligent, & a very hard working & serious officer. In civil
life, he was the Town Clerk - an important job in
Palestine - of Naltanya. Just two months before joining
up, he married the daughter of the Mayor - a good
move, I expect! And it is with them I am going
to stay. I'm afraid they are going to make rather
a splash of entertaining the "Major" - because I
nearly had to put it off on Wednesday. Arkin looked
terribly disappointed & said that everything was prepared.
And his wife telephoned today, when he was out, &
spoke to Benn Argi & said all was ready. Oh dear -
what a business - & I told Arkin not to do
anything special for me.

I will write you all about it when I return. And
now I must go to sleep. Goodnight precious sweet
heart. Dear kisses to you xxxx

Monday - 7 July. Well, darling one, I'm back from my week
end, a very pleasant & interesting one too. I must tell
you about it all while the going is good - tomorrow or
next day. I must have a letter from you, & then
there will probably be so much to reply to & talk
about, & this will never be done.

The weekend was spent at the Mayor's house & Arkin's
wife is the sister of the Mayor's wife, not his daughter.
His name is Benn Anni & he & his wife live in
the largest house in Nalthanya, on the highest point.