… Martin was allowed to get up for supper, and was much more cheerful under the influence of young female company. … zfl zil zem
[With my parents] had a long heart to heart talk on sex—at school and personally. … zfl zse
Saturday 16th
… Roger [who had come to stay] and I set off in quest of goat husbands, the telephone finding all known ones already sold. We biked to Bury Gate, where the owner—a woman dressed like a Chinese—very sensibly told us that unfortunately their Billy was too young, but she told us of Mrs. P at Graffam. zfl zfr zhy zdc zpt zcy
The pedal broke off Daddy’s bike which I was riding, so we called at two garages, at the second of which we obtained a new core and balls [bearings], which with the help of a nice hand, we affixed—they had lots of bits. … zcy zfl
At 3.15 we left in the car with the goat Bumpbox—who soon settled down all right with some hay. She was suitably dealt with by a very odorous billy—whose mistress smelt as bad. … zfl zdc zpt zse zmh
Sunday 17th
Roger and I went for a walk—up Farm Hill, where we re-directed some lost map-reading and somewhat profane RAMC privates. … zfr zwk zso
New Russian offensive south of Voronez (spelling?) [Voronezh]. … One can’t think about what an offensive like this means in lives. zru zlb zwc zwg zlb
to Newquay
Tuesday 19th
… All the same bloody faces in the station, but we at least got good seats with comparatively unobjectionable companions. … ztv
Then some of our old Benenden gang walked past (I’d seen them and said hullo when returning from getting some ‘coffee’). … After some hesitation S and I went and talked to them … We talked for most of the journey—trivial but quite amusing conversation, which I enjoyed. … I don’t think I’ll try and carry on in the term time. … ztv zfr zem
