Tuesday, 1st - Thursday, 3rd June, 1943

G.H.N.                                                                                (28)

1.6.43   

My Own Darling,

This time I really am writing from the G.H.N.  I came in last night and I am on duty on Seely Ward – male surgical.  I guess Matron thinks I have had enough of female nursing for while.

Strange as it may seems I feel like a fish out of water.  Having been in “the country” for such a long time it does seem queer coming back – just like starting again.  However, I suppose I shall soon get climatised again.

The rest of the staff on Seely Ward are alright and so far Sister seems quite amicable but I have heard that she has an awful temper so I will have to watch my Ps and Qs.

Thursday

I thought that there might be a letter from you this morning but I was unlucky – there was not.  However, one might arrive to-morrow.

I was looking in my diary last night (my 1942 diary).  It was a year yesterday since we went to Hull*.  Wasn’t it hot?  It is a year ago today since we spent a glorious afternoon on Brierley Common.  If I remember, we took books to read but I did not get much reading done – you would not let me.  How I wish we could go back a year.  But then, if we did we would be year further from our ambitions being realised.  I hope we will be together next June – such a lot may happen in a year – so, who knows – we may be.

Do you know, it is a year to-morrow since that terrible day in Leeds – what a day!  Our days spent in Leeds have never been very happy ones, have they?  They have always been a trial for our tempers.

Here am I reminiscing again.  I am so glad that we have those memories to look back on, aren’t you Dear?

I received a letter from Vera yesterday.  She had not much news for me.  Life in Grimethorpe was much the same.  I suppose the local gossipers are waiting for us to go again to give them something to talk about – and will we give them something to talk about! !

I went to the pictures last night.  It was an old film showing.  It was Hedy Lamar in “White Cargo”.  There was a “Bulldog Drummond” film as well.

To-day is my day off but I spent this morning in a lecture and this afternoon in getting everything unpacked.  I had not been able to unpack before as I had been sleeping in sick bay.  No! I was not off sick but there was not another vacant room until this morning.

Every lecture I go to I realise how much work I have to put in before September.  How I wish it was all over.  I hate exams.

Once again Darling, I come to the end of my letter and once again Darling I am going to tell you that I still love you – so very much.  Now I am longing for the day when we shall be together again – for always.

Keep on loving me, Dear.  For ever yours, Grace xxxxxxxxx

*Why would Stan and Grace go to Hull, of all places?  Stan's Auntie Mag, his mother's younger sister, lived in Hull with her husband, Eric Wharam and their children, Bob and Audrey.  It is likely that they had a day out in Hull so that Grace could be introduced to Auntie Mag and her family.