1 Nov. 16 Only a buff slip today for
you in spite of your many
most welcome letters which
make me hungrier than ever.
I am simply longing to hear
your decision but feel it is
quite useless for me to try &
help you in it. Letters are
no use in a case like that. It is very nice of Genl Powell
to write as he does but there is
absolutely no chance of his
prophecies coming true in my
case. Please make up your mind
to that as it make the future
easier. In certain circumstances
one might have had a chance,
but a concatenation of accounts
including Gen' N makes it quite
impossible & what is worse it will 2 be impossible to explain why
later. The man with a
grievance is a bore so wemust
keep off it. I really am not surprised
at Don's affection & am very
sorry I am not to hear that
he is doing his best to take
a b w's place even it it only
amounted to foot drill, & a little
arm exercise. October's rent was paid
beforehand by a b w ! He knows
that a p.r. doesn't really need
more than a burrow & can
always borrow one from many
friends but I like to think
she is in one provided by a b w. M Carson has gone to one
of the new Reserve battns — a
distinct asset for us.