17th Dec 1939 MFE

Postmarked COLNE LANCS 715PM 17 DEC 1939
addressed to Lieut. R. Helme, A Coy 1/6^th D.W.R. Church House, Norton, Malton, Yorkshire.

Albert House, Colne, Lancs.

17.12.39.

Dear Ronny,

Congratulations! I am very pleased indeed and of course it came to me all very unexpectedly so you can imagine how excited I am (yes?). The ring is a peach and has been greatly admired, and, by the way, the great Zoë congratulates you! (Gosh, it sounds as if you’d just got through a great exam or broke a world record.)

The house, for once is a while, is very quiet as Kay is reading, Dad’s asleep, Mother’s out and Granny is up in her bedroom in bed with a ‘runny nose’ or something ‘Fooey’. Kay is wanting me to go for a walk when I’ve finished this, so I’d better hurry before it gets dark.

We went to the Hospital Dance on Friday, the one run by Aunt Matty for the Hospital. I didn’t want to go at all at first but I just mixed up with everybody else, and went round the place sweating cobs’ and had a Thoroughly good time. I was just on the verge of a cold but it managed to keep away until yesterday!

I had to stay late in Burnley on Friday evening because we had a rehearsal of our wonderful One Act Play we are giving on Friday at the Party. Oh boy! I bet it’ll be awful as we all get in each other’s way.

Well, there’s Kay nattering so I’d better go –

Love you,

Moué