Postmarked COLNE LANCS 10AM 5 DEC 1939
addressed to Lieut. R. Helme. D.W.R., The Goathland Hotel, Goathland, Yorks
ALBERT HOUSE. COLNE. LANCS. TEL.NO.282
4/12/39
Dear Ronnie,
I can quite understand your wish to be formally engaged to Kathleen and if you are both absolutely sure of your feelings I can see no reason against it.
Kathleen is perhaps rather young but circumstances, in this case the War, alter things.
At the moment we cannot see very far into the future and it is useless to make plans but I have no doubt you intend to get down to things when the present trouble is over.
I trust you will both be spared to enjoy some of the real and good things of life.
Things are much as usual here and we are busy enough to keep us from becoming morbid. I trust your qus(*) course is proving interesting; and at the same time, instructive.
I hope we shall be seeing you soon.
Kindest Regards,
Yours sincerely,
AWEadie