Thursday, 4 November, 1943 - Letter from Grace

G.H.N.

4-11-43        

My Own Darling,

I started writing you an ordinary letter last night but I thought that in the meantime I would write you this as these air-letters do travel quicker.

When I started writing you last night I felt on top of the world but as I write this I feel down in the depths.  Yes, there is a good reason for my feeling this way.  I was expecting Eric and Bessie down to see me to-day.  It is my day-off and after waiting at the station for two trains to come in I came back to the hospital to find a telegram waiting for me from Eric, saying that Bessie is ill, so they cannot come.

You can imagine my disappointment.  Somehow, I knew they would not come but I think that it is rather a coincidence that Bessie had to be ill the very morning they were coming to see me.

Yes, maybe I do sound nasty saying things like that but a similar thing happened once before, before they were married.  However, I suppose that these things just do happen.  I have just sent a telegram to Eric asking him to phone me so that I can get to hear when he is going back.  There is a possibility that I might get home to say “Hello” to him before he goes back.

That is quite enough about my troubles.  I guess you have enough of your own without mine pitched on top.  I do feel a bit better about it all now that I have put it down on paper.

Well Darling, I have not much news of any other kind for you.  I had a letter from home last Tuesday.  Vera has been rather ill.  I think, according to the bit of information she gave me, that she has had Influenza.  I think that she is improving now.  Apart from that I think that the Skuse family has settled down to routine again.

Au-Revoir, then my Darling and all my love.  For ever yours, Grace  xxxxx

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