No: 20

Maycot

3rd Feb. 1940.

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Dearest,

Nothing of much interest had happened since my last letter this week. I thought perhaps I might have heard from you again today, but no doubt I shall on Monday.

I went to The Gaumont last night and saw a very amusing programme. The chief feature of which was “Batchelor Mother” with Ginger Rogers and David Niven. I quite enjoyed it, though I wished you had been with me.

The weather is still pretty foul and impossible underfoot (frozen snow and slush) so far as walks for Jill are concerned. Wyn bought her a drawing book and set of coloured sticky paper with which she has made the enclosed picture, which she sends you with lots of love.

The other little parcel is a little tea cosy which I have knitted for your Madame as a little token of my appreciation for her kindness to you. You may look at it…

…before you give it to her—let me know what you think of it—I think it’ rather “lambie”. I hope she will like it—I made it on the assumption that as coffee was getting scarce French people are probably taking more to tea than hitherto.

I heard this week from Hutchinson of Shell Mex (my Dept.) who tells me he has now been accepted by the R.A.F. and is shortly going into training. He also said several of the other lads have done likewise. Ellis is still at Aldershot for the firm and as he is just 28 (last month) will probably have to register sometime this year.

Darling, I am so longing to hear the date of your leave; though I feel it can’t be long now.

I was sorry to learn from Ascolie that Mr. Chapple has had throat trouble and hope he will soon be quite fit. Also darling of course it’s much more important to me that you keep well and happy.

Well dearest, I will write again very shortly—meanwhile all my love. God bless.

Yours,

Terry.