remarks. She was really quite pretty. Anyhow, my confusion showed how female-shy I am. … I wrote home, not all that miserable. … ztv zem zsy zse
Sunday 3rd
… As Daddy and Mommy disapprove, I will not cut chapel anymore, but will read there. … zrl zmb zfl
Monday 4th
… Little news. I never put in that 2 Govt. candidates were recently beaten in by-elections. Dissatisfaction with war management—Labour in. … zpl zwg
I cleaned the bathroom ceiling, removing lots of black mould (and some white paint) and I prepared the walls for distempering. When I removed peeling paint, the sand (capitalists’ plaster) fell out. … zsu zpn
Tuesday 5th
… In the afternoon I made a very valuable contribution to Britain’s war effort. At 2.15 I left the house dressed in white flannels (How to Save Soap) but without boots (I had gym shoes), pads or bat of my own. At 2.30 (approx.) I walked out to a grassy field covered in 14 other similarly garbed blokes, and for 65 minutes I stood about, stopping some, missing many balls. … I then lay in the sun for 1½ hours … on one occasion I protected my legs, took a complicated structure of wood and rubber, and stood before three stakes in the ground while someone hurled a hand ball at me. I hit the ball once, and ran aimlessly to another trio of stumps, I then missed 2, the ball hit the stumps and I walked back to the sun. zsp zsr
I got back, just changed in time to learn … that I had a net at 6.5. I was extremely angry… A half holiday! Not more than 10mins of free time, and the war effort in no way better off. Total war! zsp zsr
News:- we’ve occupied Madagascar, Russian local advances. zlb zwg zru
Friday 8th
Big naval battle in S.W. Pacific. Both sides claim enormous casualties for other, but I think the odds are in our favour so far. Several aircraft znb zwg zwc
