Wolfes (spelling?). The family consists of a mother, a son (at Eton!) my own age, and an awful French woman who writes novels with Mrs. Wolfe. zfr zop
The son didn’t seem as bad as he might be—which of course is not saying much. Actually we didn’t talk much as we were usually on opposite sides of the chicken house. … zfr zop zdc
Lovely news when Daddy rang up—John is definitely relieved, will be home probably in 5 months to a job at a hospital in Gloucester. zsl zmw zfl
Went to a funny film at the Women’s Institute in the evening—Gordon Harker in ‘Beauty on the Barge’. zcb zfm
Friday 3rd
Daddy arrived at Petworth. … I did not meet him, as if my luggage were to have come there would not have been room [in the car] (in Latin—imp[erfect] subj[unctive] in both halves). zfl zgk zmh
Having done the jobs, I visited George (the evacuee—the two pests went early in March and he came instead—more help) and some friends of his who had a camp by Glatting lake—they had the Indian wigwam and their lunches and were very happy. We spent the morning largely in talking about various things, chiefly political. zdc zev zfr zcg zpn
After lunch we carred to Hawton (Houghton?) to visit the nearest Communist, whose name Daddy had got from Harry Pollitt. We talked for a long time about that sort of thing, and she is going to send tired out communists to Glatting to recuperate. She seemed quite nice, and knew a lot, having been associated with the Party since 1917. Now she works in Collets (again, spelling?) bookshop. We stayed for tea and had quite an interesting afternoon… zfl zpm zop
