Friday, 26 & Saturday, 27 November, 1943

G.H.N.                                                                                                  (73)

26-11-43    

My Very Own Darling,

I am starting this in the very early hours of the morning – 2 a.m. to be precise.  I was wondering what you would be doing and thought that you would most probably be in bed.  Afterwards I remembered that your time will be ahead of ours so you will most probably have started work.

I am afraid that in my spare moments – and others that are not really spare ones – my mind wanders and I wonder what you are doing and if you are thinking of me as I am thinking of you.

It is about nine months since you went away Darling and it has been like nine years.  How I hope you will not be away much longer.  I miss you more and more each day, Darling – if that is possible.

When I first knew that you were going away and that it would be a long time before we saw each other again, I do not think I realised just how hard that waiting would be, did you?

Do you remember when you were in England and what an age it seemed if we went three months without seeing each other?  We are most certainly learning how to play “patience”.

What a lot we have to make up when you come home.

I must admit that I really felt jealous of Bessie and Eric when I went home and saw them together again, though they had to wait two years without seeing each other.  How I hope that we have not to wait so long.

As it is time for me to write my night report I will close my letter temporarily.  We are all hoping for exam results to-morrow so I think I will wait and see if they do turn up before I post it.

Saturday, 27th

My Darling, I feel so excited I can hardly write.  Yes, I have got through my “Finals”.  We got our results this morning.  I hardly dare open the letter but when I did – well you can guess how I felt.  Kit has also got hers.

Well Darling – that is one more obstacle overcome and one more stepping stone towards our life together after this war is over. 

I must get changed now and send a telegram to Mother and also let your Mother know.  I can hardly realise it yet.

Bye then Darling, I know that you will be as thrilled about it as I am.

All my love, Grace  xxxxxxxxx

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