The Nurses’ Home
The General Hospital, Birmingham
March 18th 1915
My own dear Cyril
Thank you for your letter. You are a funny old thing. On first reading your letter I was furious but I have calmed down since.
I daresay you wonder whatever you could have said to rouse my ire!
I wonder if you can guess if I send you your own letter to read? It is on the first two pages.
I have decided not to ask for a night away or for any leave until you are able to tell me when you are having your leave before going abroad. There are several nurses off duty for sickness so I think it will be unwise to apply for leave just now although I feel very much in need of a rest.
We have had a regular pantomime of a day – 14 operations – then wall cleaners and an emergency in the middle as per usual!
We were only an hour late off duty which wasn’t bad considering everything!
I am too tired to keep my appointment with the dentist. I shouldn’t relish that horrid drilling on a tender tooth tonight so must write him a note of apology when I’ve finished this note to you.
On reading your letter over tonight there was one saving clause in it on the first page which prevented me being really nasty to you. If you were here I should give you such a shaking.
It is my own fault really, I spoil you by writing so often and by all I say in my letters, so I don’t blame you – after all I ought to have known better. Because I am annoyed it does not mean that it makes any difference to my love for you, but you really did put your foot in it. How you could have told me I cannot think – at any rate you had the grace to be ashamed of yourself!
I am going to study the rest of this week as a punishment to you and will write either Saturday or Sunday. The worst of me is that I cannot remain hardhearted long but I shall try to hold out this time.
Goodnight dear – with much love
From
Your affectionate
Mela
