Sunday 16 July - Informs him that Doris is visiting from Oxford. Discusses the progress of the war and the news from Mr Powell and Harry that shooting can be heard from London and Dover. Asks him about his companions. Discusses their previous conversation about Christianity.
Monday 17 July – Discusses the progress of the war. Discusses the possibility of peace terms. Relays the situation with the gardening position. Intends to read Boswell’s Life at Johnson and more Shakespeare. Tells him about her dream and longs for the end of the war.
Strongly expresses how much she misses him and worries about his safety. Expresses how she wished she could talk to his friends about him. Describes being her father’s caddy at the golf course. Intends to have tea with Mrs Irvine. Discusses Shakespeare’s Hamlet. She will not send him any butter because of the heat.
Describes the weather and her trip to Mrs Irvine. Updates him on the progress of Mrs Irvine's baby. Describes her father, Mildred and the Greens playing with Clare in the garden. Discusses her opinions of Mr and Mrs Green. Describes the activities she has planned for the day. Tells him she has been instructed to find rooms at Felixstowe for Uncle Lawrence and themselves. Updates him on Clare's progress. Discusses Hamlet. Informs him the electric light is broken. Hopes to get his next letter quickly.
Informs him that Robert Graves has been wounded and she intends to ask him to visit. Tells him that Ralph is to get leave and will go to Birkenhead with Mary. Describes her intended activities for the day. Asks him if he would like some apples to be sent out. Expresses her love for him. Intends to go to Alborough to find lodgings and will start at 8.30 and not get back until after 9.. Updates him on her father's trouble with male staff. Intends to have tea with Mrs Kendell.
Describes Clare playing and the weather. Intends to have a picnic on the river with the Williams family and Margaret Huxley. Tells him about Bob's leave. Discusses his companions and plans to visit French Cathedrals after the war. Discusses her opinions on the anti sweating league and the difficulty of wages. Expresses her anxiety over the war. Asks his opinion of the safety of visiting the East coast. Intends to have Uncle Hawes and Aunt Jessie to visit. Asks him if he attends services on Sundays and if he got the apples.
Describes the weather and expresses her fear of not hearing from him for a few days. Remarks on how long it has been since they saw each other. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes climbing a tree and expresses her opinion on how married women are expected to behave. Tells him Susan the maid is leaving and they will have to make their own beds. Describes the bowl she is working on. Expresses her opinions on Mrs Green's character. Discusses her plans for the garden. Discusses the German failure at Verdun.
Discusses the book he has begun to write. Tells him she intends to go bathing in Aldeburgh. Updates him on Clare's teeth. Discusses Aunt Eleanor's opinions on children being photographed naked. Explains how Adrian Harding used Clare's naked photograph outside his shop at the train station. Updates him on the progress of her bowl. Describes the activities for the day with her father and Mildred. Discusses her book. Expresses her thanks he is out of danger for a time. Discusses the progress of the war.
Discusses his last letter about his book. Describes the weather and the walks around Aldeburgh. Discusses the book she is reading Boswell's Life of Johnson. Asks if he has heard anything from Trafford. Describes their activities. Asks him if he wants more children. Updates him on Clare's progress. Discusses her opinions on raising children.
Tells him off for not writing. Describes hearing a bomb go off in the night from a distance. Expresses her wish to have him home. Describes her trip on the river and walks around the common. Asks him how his Book of Geoffrey is progressing. Expresses her opinions about the German air raids.
Voices her opinions about making friends and how people fall in love. Expresses how much she misses him. Describes listening to a military band. Tells him she has written to his mother, Aunt Jessie and Alison. Describes a trip out in a pony cart.
Describes her difficulties arriving at Liverpool Street in finding a cab and her journey to Uncle Hawes' house. Discusses the Lickfold's upcoming trip to Trinidad. Describes their welcome home by Mildred. Updates him on Clare's progress.
Describes in detail her tea party at Prior fields with Dorothea Fox. Informs him that it it Clare's birthday and updates him on her progress. Describes in detail Mr Fanshawe's sermon about helping immoral neighbours and discusses her thoughts on it. Expresses her happiness for the day and her love for him. Tells him she has sent is cake.
Informs him about being included in her father and Mr Fanshawe’s meeting for the National Mission. Discusses in detail the question of how the Church can help with practical matters within the parish. Describes in detail the service she attended through the Mission led by Mrs Fanshawe. Informs him that she will be leading one of her own. Discusses the progress of the war. Discusses the book she is reading and future reading material. Asks him to try and let her know if he moves. Hopes that his men can get rid of their lice.
Describes in detail her shopping trip to London with Marjorie. Discusses Boswell’s book of Johnson’s Life. Tells him Olive Marsden Smedley is intending to visit. Discusses his opinions on her involvement with district visiting with the National Mission. Expresses her thoughts on being involved with the Mother’s Welcome group. Describes Clare’s temper. Discusses the progress of the war.
Describes in detail the garden at the Holt and her plans for it. Tells him about her plans to meet Mrs Heanni. Describes Clare playing with her father. Discusses an article about Ireland from the Round Table. Tells him she has received his letters. Describes Clare’s appearance. Discusses the differences in their sense of humour. Tells him she hopes he can have debated on religion with her father in the future. Describes her father’s opinion about Mr Clutton-Brock’s book The Ultimate Belief.
Updates him on Clare’s illness. Describes the Arts and Crafts Exhibition she attended with her father. Expresses in what ways she misses him. Asks him about his upcoming trip to Amiens. Tells him she is feeling unwell and describes her symptoms.
Discusses an article in The Times entitled Ten months in Germany regarding prisoners of war, and her opinions on the progress of the war. Describes the plants she bought from the Brocks and where she will put them. Describes the weather they have been having and wonders if they will feel happy living together when the war is over. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes what makes her happy and Clare’s appearance.
Informs him she is visiting Doris and expresses her opinions about relations. Describes taking Clare out to the Brocks and making a smocked tunic. Discuss the progress of the war and when he will get leave. Expresses her love for him and her wish for the war to end.
Describes the previous day’s activities. Expresses in detail her thoughts and opinions on the words of Jesus Christ and the importance of prayer. Discusses an article written by Mr Clutton-Brock about the Church. Discusses the progress of the war.
Describes in detail the speech given by Mr Clutton-Brock at the church room in Godalming about Christian character. Expresses her opinions about her judgement of others. Discusses a question posed by Mrs Fanshaw regarding a meeting of educated women. Expresses her wish for Clare to be brought up in a friendly environment. Informs him Robert Graves was intending to visit. Hopes he has received her parcel.
Describes a visit from Robert Graves and his war injuries. Discusses whether she wants to continue with the cottage services. Wonders how is getting on in the weather and expresses her opinion about suffering. Describes her conversation with Robert Graves regarding climbing and tells him she has sent him some pyjamas. Describes a new bonnet for Clare.
Acknowledges his last letter and asks him about his comrades. Describes making a dress for Clare and the designs on her bowl. Tells him about singing folk songs for Robert Graves during his visit and the suggestion that she should invite a boy called Peter from Charterhouse to tea. Expresses her thoughts on friendship and tells him about a new friend called Mrs Mercer. Describes the issues Mrs Mercer is having with her husband being called up. Tells him she has received his letters and that she will send him a song book. Describes the reading suggestions given to her by Robert Graves. Discusses living arrangements for when he is home. Asks him about how his book is progressing and insists he receive the hot water bottle she suggested.
Describes in detail the events of Clare’s birthday. Describes trying to start an electric engine with her father. Tells him how she has boxed his cake to send to him. Describes in detail her visits by Mr Green, and Mrs Musson. Thanks him for his letter to Clare. Acknowledges his previous letter about being shelled and the problem with rats and mice. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him about her father getting hurt falling from a tree.
Discusses when he might come home on leave. Tells him Trafford has been made a Captain and Robert Graves’ apparent dislike of Trafford. Describes the educated women’s meeting and updates him on the health and business of everyone there. Tells him she will send him some song books and looks forward to his next letter. Informs him she is going to tea with Aunt Theodora.
Describes her visit to Priors Field. Expresses her happiness at being a wife and mother. Describes an incident involving Canadian cyclists and the pony and trap ride home from Priors Field. Discusses the reasons for the irregular post. Informs him she has sent him a chocolate cake and that she has heard from Mary who intends to stay when Ralph has left. Describes how Clare climbs on everything.
Tells him that the man killed was not Harold Porter as she thought. Describes a dinner party she attended at Priors Field. Describes her morning activities. Expresses her wish for him to keep warm. Describes an intended concert by Ursula to raise money for the Red Cross. Updates him on Clare’s progress. Discusses the possibility of reading a book called Raymond by Oliver Lodge. Discusses the progress of the war and expresses her wish to have him home.
Describes the weather and expresses her concern that he might be feeling the cold. Hopes that his leave won’t come at Christmas. Tells him about her dream. Discusses Boswell’s Life of Johnson and her desire to be able to write poetry. Expresses her wish to have a son. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him about her day and her intention to write to his mother, Marjorie and Mary Anne.
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.
Discusses his previous letter about how busy he has been keeping. Describes her morning activities. Discusses her conversation with Raymond about the progress of the war. Informs him her tea with Mrs Smart is cancelled but intends to go to Mrs Brock instead.
Expresses her wish for his leave to come soon. Tells him about Violet's father's job change and describes her tea with Mrs Brock. Describes a conversation with Mr Brock about religion. Discusses her thoughts about curiosity in love and discusses arrangements for when he is on leave. Intends to write to his mother.
