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MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/190 · Stuk · 22 November 1916
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Updates him on Clare's progress. Asks him about his new curtain and whether he likes the items she sent to him. Tells him she wishes to find Renan's Life of Jesus to read. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes the weather and her morning activities with Clare and Violet. Expresses her happiness at his intended arrival. Informs him of a new master at Charterhouse.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/191 · Stuk · c. 23 November 1916
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Informs him she is going to London with Bice and Mildred. Updates him on Clare's progress and the meeting with the doctor. Tells him about a letter she received from his mother and discusses him arriving on leave at Birkenhead. Describes a design she helped her father with. Tells him she will search at the Holt for Roderick Hudson by Henry James. Informs him that Trafford has been home on leave.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/192 · Stuk · 24 November 1916
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Acknowledges his letter telling her about Bill moving away. Expresses her feelings about the war. Describes in detail her trip to London including shopping, a trip to the London Library and to the Arts & Crafts exhibition. Describes a painting she saw and a doll she bought for Clare. Tells him that the Fanshawes and the Brocks came to dinner and expresses her thoughts on Mrs Fanshawe's character. Updates him on Clare's progress.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/193 · Stuk · 25 November 1916
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Describes the weather and how it makes her feel. Tells him about her previous day's activities. Discusses his previous letter telling her he is suffering from depression and offers her advice. Discusses the progress of the war. Reminisces about when they first met. Reassures him that he will be less depressed when home on leave. Tells him Alison, Aunt Patty, Doris and Helen are coming to visit.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/194 · Stuk · 26 November 1916
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Wonders whether he will be changed in his personality when he comes home. Discusses her thoughts on the novel Anne Veronica. Expresses her thoughts on whether she has changed since they first married. Describes the walk to Priors Field the day before with their guests. Asks him if her sentences are making sense. Describes helping Alison get to her train and the rest of her evening's activities. Updates him on Clare's sleeping routine. Expresses how she will feel to see his face again.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/195 · Stuk · 27 November 1916
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Tells him she misses him. Updates him on Clare's progress and discusses her future. Describes a walk to Munstead with Doris and Mildred. Reminisces about a walk they had together on the same route. She has heard from Mary and discusses Ralph going on a course. Discusses the progress of the war and arrangements for meeting him in London when on leave.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/198 · Stuk · 30 November 1916
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Acknowledges his last letter stating he may not get leave. Asks him about the battery commanders work. Reassures him about Clare's posture. Discusses financial investments. Tells him about a new religious meeting for women consisting of herself, Mildred, Mrs Pilcher, Mrs Edward Rendall, Miss Franklin and Mrs Darcy. Describes a job at the Gas, Coal and Coke Company taken by Doris. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes how she is going to get everything ready for his arrival.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/199 · Stuk · 1 December 1916
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Expresses her wish to have him home. Describes Bice's visit and their activities. She has started reading Renan's Life of Jesus. Discusses the coal situation at the Holt. Tells him about a book she wants to read by Oliver Lodge called Raymond and discusses its content. Updates him on the health of the current master of Charterhouse. Requests that they not talk too much of leave.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/202 · Stuk · 4 December 1916
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Discusses James' Psychology for advice on keeping cheerful. Asks him about his Major's dug out and his musical evening. Informs him that Bridget has had a daughter. Discusses the progress of the war and her father's thoughts on religion. Describes taking Clare out for a walk and discusses how to bring Clare up. Tells him she will send him some mince pies and intends to read the Tour in the Hebrides. Informs him she will write to Bridget and Mary Anne to ask after Owen's health.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/203 · Stuk · 5 December 1916
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Discusses in detail Oliver Lodge's book Raymond. Expresses her opinions about the changing times during the war and when the war might end. Describes her forthcoming activities. Updates him on Clare's progress and hopes she will be talking when he sees her. Expresses her wish to have a boy. Is happy that he feels heroic.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/204 · Stuk · 6 - 7 December 1916
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Wednesday 6 Dec. in the evening - Discusses in detail Oliver Lodge's book that she is reading and tells him she will send it to him to read. Expresses her opinion about spiritual mediums.

Thursday 7 Dec. - Describes her previous day's activities designing cups and tea with Aunt Theodora. Tells him about a young couple who have had a child born with a lump on its head and expresses her opinions about the challenges of raising children that need extra care. Expresses her wish that Clare knew him better. Acknowledges his letter and tells him she will reply tomorrow.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/205 · Stuk · 7 - 8 December 1916
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Thursday 7 Dec. evening - Discusses his previous letter in detail and lists the items she will send him in his next parcel. Expresses her unhappiness that he is feeling unhappy. Discusses the progress of the war.

Friday 8 Dec. morning - Tells him about buying Christmas presents for the servants and asks about his family. Describes her journey to London on the train and tells him she is reading The Thirty-Nine Steps. Is glad that he has new rooms and asks about them. Expresses her feelings about being miserable about the war. Discusses the progress of the war and the new government.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/206 · Stuk · 8 - 9 December 1916
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Friday 8 Dec. evening - Describes in detail the meeting with Mrs Brock. Discusses her opinions on the love of God in their lives. Expresses her thoughts on wanting to be a nicer person and being easier to live with. Discusses the friendship dynamics in the women's group. Expresses her feelings about being depressed and trying to appear cheerful.

Saturday 9 Dec. morning - Tells him about going to the Holt to find the books he wanted and the items she is sending him. Informs him that Olive Smedley and Rachel Dixon are coming to stay. Tells him about Mildred's toes and that the Greens are going home for Christmas.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/207 · Stuk · 9 - 10 December 1916
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Saturday 9 Dec. evening - Expresses her fear over the war and hopes that it will end soon. Discusses Clare's progress. Tells him she loves and misses him.

Sunday 10 Dec. morning - Updates him on news from Charterhouse concerning Mr Fletcher the Headmaster. Tells him about the various illnesses going around. Describes a a boy in the naval service receiving a distinguished service cross and asks if he knows him. Tells him they have decided to put on a play at Christmas, The Land of the Heart's Desire by Yeats. She is going to supper with Mrs Brock and expresses her opinions about Duncan Grant.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/208 · Stuk · 10 - 11 December 1916
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Sunday 10 Dec. evening - Describes in detail a visit by Johnstone, John Graves and Raymond. Expresses her wish for him to be home.

Monday 11 Dec. morning - Describes a visit to the Brocks to meet Allan's school master Mr Nastor. Expresses her opinion on the character of Mr Nastor in detail. Acknowledges his letter and asks if he is feeling better and how he feels about his comrades moving away. Tells him about the items she is sending him.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/209 · Stuk · 11 - 12 December 1916
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Monday 11 Dec. evening - Hopes she will hear from him soon and describes the mother's meeting she attended. Tells him about the farmhouse children that came round for tea. Informs him that she has heard from Robert Graves and Mary Anne and that she will give Mary Anne his letter discussing religious education to read.

Tuesday 12 Dec. morning - Tells him about her dream. Updates him on the health of Constance Mussen's baby and Mildred's blisters. Discusses the Christmas visitors they have invited. Describes the contents of the parcel she has sent to him. Adds a postscript describing the outfit he was wearing in her dream.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/210 · Stuk · 12 - 13 December 1916
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Tuesday 12 Dec. evening - Discusses the progress of the war and expresses her wish to have a boy. Describes the weather and updates him on Clare's progress. Says goodnight and hopes to dream of him again.

Wednesday 13 Dec. morning - Expresses her happiness in hearing he may be home on leave before Christmas. Discusses their plans for his leave. Asks for his opinion on the Germany peace proposals.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/212 · Stuk · 26 - 27 December 1916
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Tuesday 26 Dec. evening - Asks him about his journey back. Describes her feelings after saying goodbye to him and expresses her love for him.

Wednesday 27 Dec. morning - Describes a visit to Mr Raxworthy's house to help with ferreting. Wishes the war would end. Hopes that the weather is better where he is. Tells him about an intended visit to Mrs Mussen's for tea. Wonders if she will learn to play the flute.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/215 · Stuk · 29 - 30 December 1916
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Friday 29 Dec. evening - Discusses receiving his letters by civilian post, re-reading his letter about religious education and her thoughts about the conversation between Robert Graves and himself about the battles of the war. Expresses her thoughts and opinions about how to pray and what to ask for. Discusses Mary Anne's thoughts on whether they should continue to have servants.

Saturday 30 Dec. morning - Describes in detail the visit she had with Mary Anne. Discusses the progress of the war. Hopes Mary Anne will have a boy. Acknowledges his last letter.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/216 · Stuk · 30 - 31 December 1916
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Saturday 30 Dec. evening - Wonders if he is back in his dug out. Describes a trip to the Holt to return some beds and run some errands. Tells him about visiting Emily Bennetton and expresses her wish for her to be at peace. Updates him on her flute lessons.

Sunday 31 Dec. morning - Informs him she is reading Georgian Poetry and Lear's Wife by Gordon Bottomly. Describes the weather and her previous evening's activities with Doris, Ursula, her father, Bob and Mildred. Discusses the account of the Somme battle written by Sir Douglas Haig. Describes the people she talked to at Church.

MCPP/GM/3/2/1916/217 · Stuk · 31 December 1916
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Sunday 31 Dec. evening - Expresses her love for him and her happiness at living with him. Discusses Clare's upbringing. Describes in detail a conversation with Ursula regarding unmarried mothers and the consequences of women being 'impure'.

Monday 1 Jan. morning - Discusses Ursula's thoughts on Bob and Owen O'Malley. Describes Clare playing with Jerry. Tells him about seeing Mr Allen at the station and describes their conversation.

1917
MCPP/GM/3/2/1917 · Deelreeks · 1 January 1917 - 28 April 1917
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January - On his return to France following leave George Mallory was transferred to Brigade Headquarters, 3 miles behind the front line. He was appointed as assistant to the Colonel but as the Colonel hated delegating he only had menial chores to carry out. He had to learn to ride a horse and accompany the Colonel on inspections. He had a batman who had been a barber in civilian life.

February – brief assignment as a liaison officer to a nearby French unit.

End of March – he applied to return to his battery which had moved to a new position. The Germans were starting to retreat and talk was of the Americans joining the war.

He was increasingly getting pain in his ankle making walking hard. The doctor said it was the result of a previous break in 1909 which hadn’t healed properly and he would need an operation after the war. The ankle worsened and he was sent home for the operation in London followed by recovery at Westbrook.

July - his ankle was better enough for him to visit the island of Arran with David Pye and Will Arnold-Forster [first time he had been to the Scottish hills] having first spent a few days with Cosmo Gordon's family.

September – army doctors passed him fit for duty. He was sent to an army camp at Avington Park, near Winchester, to train on the new sixty-pound guns. He borrowed a motorcycle and visited Ruth at the weekends at Westbrook. She was nearing the end of her pregnancy with their second daughter Berridge (known as Berry) who was born on 16 September.

Early Oct – made a full Lieutenant and undertook a course for newly promoted officers.
On his return from Westbrook on his motorcycle he cashed into a gatepost crushing his right foot. He was in hospital for a month and took another month before he would walk on it.

End of 1917 – passed fit for service but instead of returning to France he took a battery commander’s course at the artillery school at Lydd. This school came under the command of his brother-in-law Ralph Brooke. Ruth and the children went with him and stayed with Ralph, Mary and their three children.

Christmas 1917 – spent at Westbrook.