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ognising her. She went back to East Lynn to find her eldest son didn't have long to live, his lungs were diseased. She also found she loved her husband madly and it broke her heart watching him shower the love, which should have been hers, on Barbara. Little William died, that chapter was sad, she was saying good-bye to him and couldn't tell him she was his mother. She told him mother would meet him in heaven soon, it wasn't long after his death she was taken. She asked to see Mr. Carlyle before she died, and it was on her death bed he found out who she was. It was so sad I cried when I read it. She told him how much she loved him, the sorrow and tragedy of her life, of how she would wait for him in heaven where all her sins would be forgiven and they could love again. She would wait with William and he could come with the other two little ones later on. She died of a broken heart, the story left me with a heavy heart. I hope I am not boreing you with my story, I have only just given you the brief outline, I am not capable of explaining it in full detail, let your imaginiation run riot with you darling, and you will have an idea what the book is all about.

I went down to Olives for the day yesterday (Sunday), I had a lovely day. I took my bicycle down on the train and rode out to the farm. Olive is being married this month, she can't be sure of the date even at this late hour, she has had a lot of worry as she hadn't heard from Trevor for eight weeks and there was a misunderstanding between them as to the correct date. All is well now as she had a phone call from him on Sunday and it will either be the 22nd or the 29th. Audrey has grown lovely and is far the prettiest, she is the one with the golden hair and blue eyes. She has a boy friend, he is a Melbourne chap, from their actions I would say they were very much in love. Elaine is engaged, she is the one next to Olive, and Margaret, the youngest, has a boy-friend too, Mrs. McFarland will be loosing all her daughters if she doesn't watch out, Elaine will be married on her fiances next leave. Trevor won't hear of Olive working with the Americans, he just revolts at the idea like you did about my joining up again. If I can work here till next June twelve months, I will be able to save three hundred pounds, yes, I have worked it all out. Frank Pooley blew in during the afternoon, also two Americans, so you can imagine the house full. The girls are all very nice, but for one thing, they are all giggling Gerties, and that is one thing I can't stand, I couldn't stand too much of them all together. Olive had her top teeth out, you wouldn't know unless you were told, they look natural. I am going to a dance with Olive and Margaret next Sat. night over at Wynnum, I hope my wedding ring arrives before then as I am wearing an old one of Mays turned around, it serves the purpose, but I would like our wedding ring as soon as possible.

You may wonder darling why I write to you at work sometimes, I have so much sewing to do and so little time to do it in I write you whever I can at work, so that I can sew at night. I am trying to make some dainty things for when you come home, so don't ever judge me harshly. I very seldom go out, on an average I would say about once a month, you may find that hard to believe, but it is perfectly true.

Have you any idea when you will be down, as soon as you know will you let me know, because if I leave here at a minutes notice they will be left in the lurch. If you don't get down till June, I will have a