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nowadays nor whether such dealings are controlled nowadays
or what sort of trend there is going to be after the
war But I shall eventually have to have my quota if
I am ever going to be invited onto that blasted
Board The one trouble about buying their shares would
be that Peter + Co might think I was seeing too
much money + do something with my 1/2 salary -though
surely they should feel gratified that I am getting on in
the Army- + in any case it is our business if we
wish to be thrifty + keep the money for afterwards
rather than splash through it now On the other hand
Peter + Co might also take the view that having paid
me about L300 extra I should jolly well buy up
some of their shares I think I will write to Tony
+ perhaps Gorson as well + ask their advice + ask them
to write to you And of course we have to remember
Income Tax - it is going to be a really horrible
sum this year And if the Pay master had been slow
with my back pay we shall have to pay on that
next year I think you said inone of your letters that you
had written Gordon about relief on your ma's allowance
Now darling - you must not be too stingy with yourself - you
simply must make your life as comfortable + pleasant +
interesting as possible You are very sweet + thrifty about
money + even more careful than me I think - but you
must not overdo it - + you do deserve a little ease +
luxury now, such as you may be able to obtain in
these days
I went round to see Jack Perrott on Friday evening- he
is only five minutes walk from here We sat + drank
some whiskies + sodas + talked hard for two hours nearly
all about our Prep School - Oriel House at St Asaph It
is really amazing what an impression that school has