Daddy would have been like I do not know. The book was lovely, the film was as lovely and tragic as the book. Both Anghared (lovely name) and Bronwen were very beautiful, and Bronwen was acted terribly well—after her husband’s death her “There’s lonely I am” was impossible to hear without crying. Films are wonderful things. … zfl zbn zfm
After this we failed to get tea at the theatre café and went and chose our books—Daddy having given me a 21/- book token and Mommy 2 21/- ones. I got ‘Bird Flight’ (200 action photos) [G.C. Aymar, 1935] and ‘Frenchman’s Creek’ [Daphne du Maurier, 1941]. I took these and the Red Dean’s ‘Socialist Sixth of the World’ [by Hewlett Johnson, who was Dean of Canterbury and a supporter of the USSR] to school with me. … zsh zbf zbn zbp
Mrs. Mapother [with whom we stayed] is very kind, but her house is very untidy and she talks nineteen to the dozen all the time about nothing in particular—Mommy and I just stood it— Daddy hardly could. zhy zop zfl
After a tiring supper we went to another flick—a funny French film (very funny) with English translation written called ‘Ignace’, and ‘Dangerous Moonlight’ [1941 British film about the war]—another wonderful film—about Polish musician—composes during very well done blitz … zfl zfm
Back Mrs. M., miserable goodbye to Daddy, miserable bed going. Miserable more for what I’m leaving than for what I’m going to. zfl zem
to Newquay
May
Friday 1st
May day, but no mass meetings etcetera. Not very happy. … I spent most of the time [on the train to Newquay] gazing out of an open window, sometimes wanting to leap out and let the train go on without me. At Plymouth I went and got a cup of tea. Very shy making—a girl from Benenden came and sat opposite me. Despite pink face at first and silence for much time, I managed to politely help her flirt (pouring out her tea), tell her that it was Plymouth, and make two monosyllabic ztv zem zsy zse
