as I do; she is intelligent, holding generally the same views as I do. … Really I cannot discuss her, because my feelings towards her just are. … zfr zem zse
Sunday 9th
… I went and dug in the garden … a satisfactory occupation, for it gives one pleasant exercise, and leaves ones mind free to think and dream … I also finished off a Biology science prelim essay. zdc zex
Stefan [Gawel] came to tea— not too happy about the terms announced by the USSR today. These say the Curzon line is approximately the new [Polish] boundary—not Atlantic Charter principles, but then she was never asked. There may be better reasons than revenge for 1920 and traditional rivalry—and perhaps those Poles are now pro-Soviet—but it will cause bitterness, and will not help towards understanding of the Soviet Union. zfr zhy zru
Monday 10th
…We decided to go to a flick, except Daddy; we … walked back through a moonlight Oxford. Evidence of American profligacy and juvenile delinquency was only too widespread, but Oxford spires by moonlight are very lovely. zfl zfm zds zop
Tuesday 11th
As I lay in bed wondering if today would bring a letter, Daddy did, so I was very pleased. It was a long nice letter … I replied in the morning having thought of so much to say—it’s nice to have tangible evidence in the shape of a letter, as before all I had was her address, and memories of all the things I should have said but did not. … zfr zem
I spent the morning after writing the letter doing a chemistry essay (compare and contrast the properties of aldehydes and hetones—oof). … Melody still quite fit—baby is at action stations so it can’t be long now. zex zfl
Father was up in London today doing a recording for the BBC social medicine talk. … A letter from Margaret’s CP friend Gwyn Davies in zfl zrd zhp zmw zpm
