Describes a visit to a tea shop with Jelly. Expresses her impatience for him to be home and how thankful she is that he survived the war. Updates him on news of Doris. Describes her visits to Stephen and Bridget's house, and Joyce Fletchers'. Discusses the organisation of demobilisation.
19 December - Acknowledges his letter telling her he has applied for leave.
Updates him on her health. Relays a conversation Mr Raxworthy has had with the bank regarding war loans. Describes the weather. Tells him that Clare has taken her first steps and Marjorie is considering moving to a new place. Expresses her love for him and how she misses him.
Morning - Discusses his present location and problems with poisoned water supplies. Surmises that he is north of Ypres. Expresses her opinions on her friendship group and their different relationships with each other. Thinks Mary Anne is looking well.
Afternoon - Describes her lunch and the journey home. Intends to buy Shakespeare's Sonnets as he suggested. Intends to contact the Reades. She has sent him ham and cake from Buzzards. Tells him she loves him.
Describes Clare playing in the garden and Mildred planting flowers. Describes her morning activities and discusses sending parcels to Harry. Expresses her wish for the war to end and have him home. Gives her opinions on how modern certain countries are compare to Britain. Discusses the impact of what the Russian Revolution might have on the war. Tells him about an invitation from Mrs Marsden Smedly. Expresses her love for him.
Describes her journey to Birkenhead. Tells him she is glad he is safe. Informs him that his mother and Avie are well. She intends to take a trip to Mabberly. She hopes he is receiving her letters.
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.
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.
Discusses in detail the patterns for his curtains. Updates him on her father and Berry's health. Describes what she has been reading in the Oxford Book. Wonders what it would be like to live on a farm. Discusses becoming a member of the Montessori Society and visiting their schools in London. Tells him she has decided on the fabric and pattern for his curtain.
Describes making his cake. Tells him about domestic life with Violet and Clare. Describes her tea with the Huxleys. Expresses her worry over her father’s mental health. Discusses her account-keeping abilities and plans. Describes the letter she had from Polly. Informs him she has heard from Alison. Asks him about his ankle and discusses different ideas to help keep fit.
Expresses her love for him. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes tea with Margaret Huxley and the Williams' cousins. Describes Clare's morning routine. Expresses her depression and anxiety over the war. Intends to send him grapefruits in the post. Updates him on Clare's progress. Expresses her frustration of Clare not sleeping.
Tells him her father has pneumonia. Hopes he won't find her letters dull while she is pregnant. Informs him that she has spoken to Mildred and she will return home. Updates him on her health. Expresses her opinions on what age girls should go to boarding school. Describes walking with the dogs and assures him she is feeling well.
Describes her activities shopping, going to lunch, and visiting friends. Tells him about her conversation with Ka regarding speaking to a man at the Ministry of Labour to get him brought back to Charterhouse as a solider. Updates him on Ka and Will's news. Describes her journey home on a wine cart. Acknowledges his letter telling her not to use the spare room as a nursery. Asks him if he can order reading glasses.
Describes the weather and how she is not going to church. Updates him on Clare's teething and her father's health. Tells him she has not heard from Mary or Doris and that Ursula is coming to stay. Describes her dreams.
She has received his letters and describes her morning. Tells him she would rather speak to him in person about Clare’s religious education than write in a letter. Discusses the progress of the war. She hopes he is safe from the shelling. Updates him on Clare’s progress. Asks him about the conditions of the trenches. Expresses her opinions about the progress of the war. Mentions the ‘money mistake’ of McKenna. Asks him if he is happy and remarks in his last letter about being made of clay. Intends to send him bacon and tea. Reflects on their love for each other. Expresses her thanks at having Clare to occupy her.
Is tired of London and wishes to go home. Debates whether she should work at Hilders hospital if Mildred leaves to work on a farm for the war effort. Discusses the need for nurses due to women leaving to go abroad or join munitions factories. Expresses her feeling on communication in marriage. Updates him on Clare's progress and wishes he could know her better. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him she enjoys reading Vanity Fair.
Acknowledges his last letter. Describes her surrounding and who she is with. Discusses in detail her thoughts on Well's new book. Describes her troubles with getting Clare to bed. Wonders how she would cope in his situation. Expresses her concerns for his safety when climbing. Tells him about feeling faint in Church. Expresses her opinions about Church buildings.
Informs him that she is not pregnant. Expresses her wish to have more children. States that she cannot help at the hospital for fear of passing infections to the baby. She intends to stay with Avie in the week. Relays Mr Reade's compliments on his pamphlet. Expresses her concerns about the war and his safety. Tells him she has sent him his protractor.
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 her health. Expresses her impatience to have him home. Tells him she has heard from David and updates him on his news and news on Jelly. Informs him of a meeting she wants to attend called the Young Wives Association but can't because she is still too ill. Discusses financial matters surrounding the Montessori classes. Tells him of the local poor population that have died with the flu and the books she has been reading. Expresses her anxiety that Violet might leave.
Describes tea with Mrs Irvine and her baby. Asks him if she can send him an eiderdown for his bed. Tells him that Will Kennedy is coming home for two months. Describes her work at the depot folding linen squares for French surgeons.
Describes the weather and her morning writing letters. Discusses the cost of his curtain. Tells him about Clare's reaction to the button frame and wonders if a Montessori teacher would be better to teach her. Describes a visit to his study at the Holt and reflects on how they will live there after the war. Describes the books she chose to read from his study. Tells him about the visitors she has planned for the weekend. Discusses the progress of the war.
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.
Tells him she is back home and updates him on her fathers health. Acknowledges his last letter and asks about the parcels she has sent. Discusses the progress of the war. Describes a letter from his mother requesting she stay at Buxton with her. Hopes she will get another letter from him soon.
Describes the weather and Violet's relationship with children. Tells him what she has sent in his parcel an asks him to tell her what he thinks of the new items. Reflects on past times together. Expresses her opinions about the Ottoman empire and different types of punishment. Expresses her wish for him to be home.
Discusses Christmas arrangements. Tells him David Pye has been asking after him. Discusses the arrangements for the nursery at the Holt. Asks him to see a doctor about his headaches and is glad to hear his ankle is fully healed. Expresses her opinions about Stephen Tallent's book.
Discusses the post and hopes to get a letter from him soon. Describes an incident in the night between her father and the nurse practising with ringing the bell. Describes in detail a walk to Eashing bridge with Marjorie. Describes the china that has come back and how pleased she is with it. Tells him about Mildred's worries for Bob and how they are all tired of the war. Expresses her happiness to hear of the advance at Ancre.
She has settled in with Mary and Ralph. Compares their baby, Barbara, with Clare. Describes Mary and Ralph's garden. Informs him she has purchased Shakespeare's Sonnets in the Temple edition. Intends to cut her trip short and head back to Westbrook. Expresses her admiration for Bridget. Discusses the meanings of Shakespeare's sonnets. Is looking forward to him coming home on leave.
Hopes that he is receiving her letters by now. Tells him she intends to send him some seeds to plant. Describes her trip in to Liverpool. Asks him how is getting along with Mr Bell and enquires after him. Asks him questions about the guns he is using. Hopes he is happy in his surroundings. His mother is sending him a picture from Punch magazine.
Wishes for his leave to be arranged. Tells him about Violet’s meeting with her cousin and how Clare demands attention. Informs him that Alison is to stay. Asks him if he will go to visit Bob [Robert Morgan, his brother in law] in Boulogne. Tells him about Violet’s father being sent home. Informs him that Raymond may be visiting when he leaves hospital. Apologises for her letters being dull and uninteresting. Discusses their life after the war and her wish to have another baby.
Acknowledges his last letter. Updates him on her health. Tells him she has heard from Jelly and updates him on her news. Describes reading about the fight against the submarine warfare of the Germans. Updates him on Berry's progress. Tells him about the seriousness of the flu in Guildford and the deaths they have had there. Discusses the mutiny of the German navy.
