Letter from Sir Wilfrid Bliss Spender (1876-1960) to his wife, Lady Lillian Spender, née Dean (1880-1968). In this letter, Spender admonishes Lillian for believing he could have delayed reading her 'Xmas greetings' letter for the six days until Christmas Day. He assures her that he will send her a Christmas letter of his own on the 25th. Spender refers to a proposal he has made to the Ninth Royal Irish Rifles, mentions a boar hunt upon which two of his fellow staff members and the General have gone, recounts a tour he went on himself the previous day. and gives details of the internal relationships and politics of his office. Spender jokes about a nickname Lillian has given his sister - 'little bear' - and protests that he 'thought all my sisters were flowers'. He mentions briefly the progress of the war, but will not go into details as Lillian knows 'my views about Douglas Haig'. He finishes with a few brief comments about his chances of promotion, a letter he has written to his mother, and his Sunday lie-in.Sir Wilfrid Spender was a member of the British Army until 1913 when controversy surrounding his signature of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant resulted in his resignation. Spender was called up for military service in 1914 and from 1915 served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Throughout the war, Spender wrote a collection of letters to his wife Lady Lillian Spender. The letters date mainly from 1915 to 1918, when Sir Wilfrid was serving in France. The letters concern politics, the Irish question, personal life, and Wilfrid's experience of the Great War.