Maycot
12 Commonside,
Keston,
Kent.

Dearest,

Your letter No. V with two enclosures for Jill reached me this evening. Your No IV has not yet arrived.

I was delighted to hear from you and Jill was overjoyed at her post. Will you please tell Vic she will be writing him in due course.

I note you have moved again and incidentally the number of days at Gun Position and number of kilometers separating BHQ from Gun Positions were deleted from your letter. I cannot decipher the name of the Censor but it looks like “Horseflies”!

I am terribly sorry that the food and sleeping accommodation is now not so good and do hope this will soon improve. By the way, I hope to get the wool tomorrow for your Balaclava Helmet and will knit, and let you have it, as soon as possible.

I am so sorry you had no post…

…for nearly a week, but you should have had a letter with hankies from me almost as soon as you wrote No. V. Since then I have sent you two letters and a small parcel containing gloves and writing paper. I know darling it must be rather dreary and disappointing not to get anything when the mail comes.

Edie has today sent you a large parcel containing a cake, cigarettes, chocolate and, I believe, other things. You will thank her profusely won’t you?

Have you heard from “Mwowlale”(?) yet? Do let me know who writes you as I have given your address to several people.

Your letter was very sweet. You know I love you very dearly and I miss you horribly some nights. It’s almost more than one can bear, but as you are all supposed to be having leave between now and February I am hoping it will not be too long before you will be with me again.

I am so glad Vic is with you. Again I feel he is a better companion and much better influence than Mac. Tris who has been to tea with us again this afternoon says that Vic thinks a terrific lot of you and she is so glad you are together again as you do Vic good.

I think it means a lot to earn the liking of a man like Vic, as it is a simple and honest appreciation of your true value.

I do hope you will do everything to justify it. Tris is a very genuine person and is deeply in love with Vic in an utterly unselfish way and she really seems to be so glad that Vic has been able to make friends with someone like you.

Brian Biggs spent the afternoon with Jill yesterday, whilst Kathleen went out, and we had a very boisterous time.

Partly as a change for me, Wyn offered to pay my fare to town to do some shopping for her, therefore I am…

…arranging to go next Wednesday. Tris is coming here for the day to look after Jill.

In order to kill two birds with one stone I think I will suggest Ellis meets me in town for lunch as I think it a wiser scheme than his coming here. He is having some holiday next week and will be living at his home in Enfield.

In her dear impulsive way Wyn informed me the other morning that potatoes were going to be very scarce this winter so she had treated me to a sack containing 112 lbs and has put me down for a further like quantity at the end of January!!

There is also a suggestion that Pam might come here for Xmas—of course Wyn would give me extra—otherwise unless you are home Jill and I will have to forget it is Xmas. However we will have to wait and see.

The enclosed letter arrived for you a day or so ago. Incidentally, I have not yet received a Nov. cheque from Spencer Lewis.

Both Rita and Ethel tell me they are trying to knit socks for you, so one way or another you should be quite well looked after.

Mabel and Winnie in recent letters said to be kindly remembered to you. Also Polly Miles and Kathleen and Arthur Biggs, as well as sundry tradespeople.

I don’t know whether I told you before but we have no A.F.S. at Keston now. It came in for the cut recently and such members as they retained are down at the Hayes Depot.

By the way, Winnie (Mitchell) mentioned that Bert is a Captain in his regiment (his luck is still holding) though she does not say what his regiment is. Lilly says he is in his element. Evidently Winnie did a show for his regiment recently.

Wyn and I read poetry to one another last Sunday evening and after I had read my lovely, sad…

…piece “The Bridge of Sighs” we were almost in tears?!

By the way, I cannot find my famous book “The Little Woodsman”. I feel sure Wyn would like it, as we’ve discovered we had similar tastes in literature as youngsters.

I must close now dear as it’s past my bedtime and I feel rather tired at the end of my day.

I’m off to bed and wish you were coming with me.

With all my love,

Terry.

PS. Jill sends you a hug and a kiss. Wyn always sends her love. Please give my kindest regards to Vic and I hope he will soon feel quite fit again, I will let you have (the) helmet as soon as possible. Meanwhile I hope your letter No IV will turn up.

Love T.