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Letter No. 89, Sunday 28th Dec
Major J. H. Massey
6 Palestinian Corp, The Buffs MEF
My own darling heart -
I arrived back from my Xmas visit to the Hopkins
in Haifa at 7-30 this evening. I have been busy ever since,
as many things had to happen during my absence, nothing
at all having happened for 3 1/2 months. And I also found a
large bunch of letters & cards waiting for me, including
[miraculously ?] your letter no 61 from Oct 26th, AG's of 2 & 8
Nov- the latter giving me the copy of Hughes certificate.
It is now 11-30 pm & I cannot write much longer. I
wanted to make a beginning - I have so much to tell
you about the "most important topic" - & about my
leave - & still to answer properly your 3 delayed letters which
arrived last week. And to tell you again how much I
adore & love you & long for you with all my heart.
Your Xmas parcel was [lovely underlined], my darling - thank you
very much indeed. All the contents are very useful &
what I want & used & I'm so pleased to have
Tolstoy's book. I took the parcel with me to Haifa
& opened it on Xmas morning. Your letter was sweet
& made me so happy [& sad ?]. I wore a pair of
the socks straightaway, I put Vaseline Hair Tonic
on my hair, I powdered myself in all the places
after my bath; I kissed the [Perlis ?] too, & pulled
the crackers with the Hopkins child.
It was a lovely parcel & I was so pleased you made me
wait to open it until Dec. 25. I am furious with
myself now for not sending such a parcel to you &