Postmarked COLNE LANCS 8pm 29 NOV 1939
addressed to Lieut. R. Helme. D.W.R., The Goathland Hotel, Goathland, Yorks
ALBERT HOUE. COLNE. LANCS. TEL.NO.282
My dearest Ronnie,
Once more a letter from you by the afternoon post. I suppose you’d get my scrap this morning. As I was on at the hospital in the afternoon having tea with Matron I didn’t get your note till the evening and had only time for a line between supper and the concert.
Your today’s letter is a bit cool and casual for someone who is in love – or maybe I’m feeling extra lovesick. Anyway I shall feel half baked till that something happens.
The concert was very good last night. Both Heddle Nash and the dame were on good form, and their duets were lovely. I tried to imagine I was sitting next to you; and who do you think I was sitting next? Willie!
There were very few people in evening dress this time. We weren’t. I simply couldn’t have been bothered to change.
I am sending a large fruit cake to Askham Bryan tonight – knowing what stingey teas there are. If the weather is as bad there as it is here I’m not sorry to be away.
Yes, Arthur is married. I thought you knew. He was married sometime in the Summer. His address is Thornhill, Goathland – just that. I am sure he would like you to call on him.
What a waste your having the weekend free. I wish you could come home for it. Could you if it wasn’t for the expense? I am quite quite determined to come over and see you when you get back to Malton. Even if it means staying the night – not with you though!
The news is on now, so I suppose I’ll be writing complete junk. I’m in the Club and Katie’s just come to get the tea things. The dining room has been getting an Autumn clean, and we’ve been having meals up here today.
I went in to see Biddy Ratcliffe yesterday. She has had her appendix out. She was looking very nice and quite well; and asked for you. So was Matron asking for you of course, but as Ronnie Knight and his cousin and her son popped in I had no time to say anything about you… When Ronnie heard I’d been having a Land Army course he said he would try and get me a job at Hatfields, but whether it will come to anything or not, I don’t know. It’s a good little T.T. dairy farm with a pedigree herd of Friesians, and Hatfield is very nice; but I can’t see him wishing to pay me 28/- a week for my feeble efforts. Besides, I’d probably ruin the milk yield.
Well Angel boy, we had a lovely week end inspite of ups and downs. It was well worth waiting so long for, and I only wish it hadn’t gone so quickly. All the lovely things pass so quickly. I must see you again soon. I’m hoping you’ll have time for a little note everyday – or nearly every day, because it does cheer me up so. Oh dear, what a lot you mean to me – and it will always be that way.
Have you got your buddha with you? You should have so that you can rub his tummy at regular intervals.
Please don’t gas your dear self, don’t drink too much, and don’t catch cold. And above all, continue to adore me.
All my love with kisses, cuddles, and caresses, Kathleen.