Informs him she will buy his knife in London. Describes her itinerary for getting home via a stop in London. Updates him on Clare’s teeth. Describes her activities of the day before. Tells him about meeting a soldier and giving him her lunch. Discusses the progress of the war. Asks him if he likes the new paper she is writing on better [he had asked her to write on thinner paper].
Tuesday 9 Jan. evening - Describes in detail the trouble she had at the station with the signal man. Informs him that she will visit Aunt Rosamond. Updates him on her symptoms. Discusses the weather and the progress of the war.
Wednesday 10 Jan. morning - Acknowledges his letters and discusses whether she might be pregnant. Asks him if he will ride with the colonel. Expresses her wish for their children to learn to ride. Hopes that he will see Trafford. Asks him about Mr Bell and Mr Lithgow. Discusses the progress of the war.
Wednesday 9 August - Is happy to have his letter and wishes she could know more about his Battery's position. Explains that she is writing from the train to Aldeburgh with Mr and Mrs Langton. Describes how she found rooms to stay in for their holiday. Describes the cottages she will stay in and tells him about the landlady. Describes her journey on the train.
Thursday 10 August – Describes the rest of her journey home. Discusses his feelings about the construction of the observation post at Armentieres. Asks him if Captain Lithgow is with him. Discusses the difference between the east coast and Dorset coast. Is happy to hear he has applied for leave. Discusses a rumour she has heard about an offensive attack approaching and the progress of the war. Asks his opinion on the Portuguese entering the war. Tells him how much she misses him and longs for the end of the war. Describes the garden. Informs him she had heard from Mary Anne that Persis Tallents is ill. Intends to write to Bridget.
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.
Sunday 9 July - Informs him that the Clutton-Brocks are expected to tea. Tells him about the gardener leaving after sixteen years of service. Describes the man applying for the gardener position as a retired soldier with ‘shell shock’. Describes her morning activities; gardening, looking after Clare and painting china. Intends to send him pictures of Clare. Expresses her feelings about the progress of the war.
Monday 10 July – She has received his letter and reassures him they are all happy with the progress of the war. Expresses her sadness to hear that Uncle Arthur’s youngest son has been killed and her sadness at all the death.
Describes her morning on the boat with Major Morgan and Mildred. Tells him of going to the Holt and organising her parcels for her confinement. She hopes to hear from him soon. Tells him of Major Morgan and Mildred's plans to stay in France after the war. Tells him of her guests Alison, Marby [Marjorie] and Helen.
Updates him on her father's health and tells him about Clare's play date with Mary Smart. Describes reading a book by Stephen Tallent. Tells him how much she loves him and wants him home. Expresses her opinions on Johnstone's book about Napoleon. Discusses flooring for the Holt. Updates him with news of Doris's baby.
Discusses the contents of his last letter and asks him questions about his dug out. Describes the flowers in her bedroom and the coming of spring. Updates him on her and her father's health. Describes a conversation her father had with Mr Williams. Discusses the progress of the war. Tells him she is reading Quentin Durward.
Discusses his previous letters to her and her thoughts on his location and duties. Asks him about the guns he is working with and if he will be moving locations soon. Describes a visit to the Brocks' and updates him on Clare's progress. Tells him she has spoken to a chemist about the Liverpool rat virus which will be sent on to him. Informs him of a letter from Mrs Saunders concerning the death of Mrs Pennyfather.
Is writing to him from the train to London. Tells him Marjorie took Clare to the hospital to show her off. Discusses the book she is reading on psychology. Asks him to date his letters. Wonders if he has received her letters yet through the Poste Restante Honfleur. Hopes that he will get the guns he likes. Informs him that Ursula Nettleship is expected to visit. Tells him how Mildred was robbed in London. Describes fabric she intends to use to make two dresses. Informs him she intends to stay at Birkenhead for a fortnight. Tells him of the china and earthenware she bought from Wedgewood wholesale. Hopes he is getting on well and that she has sent his pillowcases.
Discusses the reports from Belgium and the progress of the war. Describes the view from her bedroom and the weather. Informs him she intends to write to Mary Anne and Mildred. Discusses the contents of his previous letter dated Nov 2. Describes her work at the depot.
Discusses the progress of peace negotiations and their life at the Holt after the war. Expresses her opinions about War and Peace. Tells him she is reading the second book by Madame Montessori about education for children aged 7 - 10 years old, and that she has not got round to reading Mr Clutton-Brocks book. Informs him that Violet may leave them to go back to her parents after the war. Expresses her opinion about finding servants after the war. Discusses a conversation she had with Mr Raxworthy about the German Navy.
Discusses the longevity of the war. Describes a conversation with Marjorie Waterhouse about the morale of the Germans. Updates him on Clare’s progress and informs him on the pay rise for Violet. Describes the trouble they have had with the electric lighting. Describes Clare’s temper.
Acknowledges and discusses the contents of his last letter. Tells him about the photographs that have come back. Updates him on her father's health. Expresses her love for him.
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.
She is glad his boots are a success and that he is having a good time. Offers to send him socks originally knitted for soldiers. Tells him of the weather and their activities that day. Informs him of Marjorie's arrival and how well she is looking. Tells him that Captain Morgan was successful in obtaining leave and she expects him to arrive that Thursday. Requests to have the essays of Jane Harrison.
Asks him how his bank holiday faired. She had finished making a dress. She can't pay the butcher's bill because they have mislaid their accounts. Is expecting Mrs Brock [wife of Arthur Clutton-Brock] to bring Alan and John to tea. Discusses her book of old wives tales and asks him if he has read Wives and Daughters. She is expecting Alison the next Monday and has not heard from Trafford or Doris.
She hopes he has had a good time in Wales. Is sorry to hear of Mr Pye's recent appendix operation. Tells him of the work she has been doing making up patterns. Major Morgan is expected and is being met by Marjorie and Mildred at the station. Asks him if they could ask David Pye to visit. Hopes that he will have a good time in Yorkshire with his father and Trafford and tells him not to feel blue when at Birkenhead.
Praises the quick postal service and hopes he is having a nice time with his father, despite the bad weather. Expresses her wish to be there. Encourages him to stay longer and look for a present for Marjorie’s birthday. Tells him of her morning activities; having her hair washed and china painting. Asks about the date for Trafford’s wedding. Discusses how they intend to educate their children. Tells him her father, Mildred and Major Morgan have gone fishing at Eut
Discusses the progress of the war and tells him about soldiers being given rum so that they can attack whilst drunk. Tells him she thinks Clare will grow up to be a dentist. Describes gardening at the Holt. Expresses her problems with depression. Tells him about her plans for the garden. Describes a disagreement between her father, Mr Benson, Mr Cockerell and Mr Gimson regarding chairs for the Senate House as part of the S.P.A.B.
Expresses her feelings on their relationship. Discusses the Little Book of Essays by Stephenson. Expresses her opinions about jealousy in marriage. She has had a letter from Robert Graves and discusses its contents. Gives her opinion about deep thinking and encourages him to keep writing. Describes her morning activities. Discusses sending him apples and vegetables. Tells him about how busy she is and that she will send him a ginger cake. Discusses her father’s article on planning gardens. Assures him she won’t allow him to become lazy. Updates him on Clare’s progress.
Describes making a pneumonia jacket. Tells him about her morning with Mrs Brock and Constance Mussen. Describes an article from The Times read out loud by her father regarding wounded Prussian soldiers. Describes the plants she is purchasing from Miss Jekyll and Mr Clutton-Brock. Tells him she has sent his parcel and describes the contents, including pot pourri. Asks him if he wants to sell a bicycle that is in the shed. Updates him on Clare’s teeth. Expresses her wish to have him home. Discusses Mr Brock’s sermon for St Martin’s in the Field and Winchester. Discusses the price of cardboard boxes. Tells him she loves him and admires him.
Complains that the coal has not been delivered. Informs him that Mildred and Marjorie are back from London with an engagement ring. Describes the new design on her plate. Discusses her book Old Wives Tales. She hopes to hear from him soon and tells him she misses him.
She has sent his clothes on to him. Apologises for the tone of her last letter. The issue with the coal had been resolved and discusses where to keep it. She is glad that she has received his letters and that he is having a nice time at Fountains Abbey. Asks him for the photographs from his trip. Tells him her plans for the garden. Asks him if he intends to go to Cambridge. Discusses the progress of the war. Intends to have Mrs Radcliffe round for tea. Asks him to date his letters in future.
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.
Updates him on how she is feeling and suspects there is a bug going through the house. Expresses her wish for the end of the war. Describes Clare’s symptoms and her progress. Expresses her opinions about generosity. Describes hearing a military band in London. Discusses Boswell’s book. Tells him she loves him.
Describes in detail the conversation she had with Mary Anne about the teaching of young children. Informs him that she has been in touch with the Secretary of the Montessori Society regarding the apparatus. Discusses plans for moving into the Holt after he is demobilised. Tells him about the apples and other items she has sent him. Updates him on her father's health. Tells him about the O'Malley's plans to move closer to London. Discusses the progress of the war.
She has received his letter and looks forward to his return. Discusses the question of where to keep the bicycles. Describes her morning activities: walking and designing plates. Gives her opinions on the Dawn of Russia.
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.
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.
