Separation

Letter written Friday 9^th March 1945

Pagham

9 Mar. 45

My darling,

                        We are all sitting in the porch, idly taking the sun.  It’s such a beautiful day & yet, I feel perfectly “B… - it is so empty with-out you here, my precious.

            Still, it does really seem as though you will be back again soon – the news being so excellent.

            Have decided to write this to Brinner, as he should know, more or less, where you are.

            You know my bracelet, - well after all that, I lost it.  This morning I popped into Bognor, but no luck.  Enquired all over the place, but I guess I have “had it”.  Still, who cares?

            Not having you to shove me out of bed in the early hours of the morning, I had a jolly long lie in this morning.  Did not rise until about 10.30 – shocking.

            Hoping to catch a train home, about 5.  Dilys & Mum are coming into Chichester with me.

            I do hope, darling, that you got back quite alright & comfortably.  You must have felt pretty hellish.  One thing, Dicky, we shall have loads & loads of time, to be together for always.

            It was very wonderful to be with you for even this short while, so it is a glorious thought that we have a life-time to spend.

            Don’t feel too blue – I am trying not to.

            I will write tomorrow from home & give you the latest dope on any presents & things.

            Take care, my darling, & come back soon,

            All my love, my husband,

                                                                        Chotie

 

Dick’s 1945 diary for March:

9^th Fri –  Travelled overnight Calais – Bourg Leopold.