Folkestone
Nov 19th/18
My dearest Betty
A very happy birthday to you and many happy returns of the day. I hope you will be able to meet Det tomorrow at lunchtime and perhaps go and choose the ring, or possibly you would rather give yourself a day or two to think over what you would best like and to look at a few in shop windows. I am sure you will love Father’s present. Isn’t it a great thing that Peace came just in time for you to keep your birthday with no horrid thought of war in the background. I am so looking forward to our weekend, fancy seven of us, what a party!
I am scribbling this before breakfast. Last night there were of course many instructions from Ethel and I didn’t get it written. I feel a little dazed with sundry and manifold war savings jobs among other things, but I daresay I shall get through somehow.
School is perfectly horrible this term, so many away and staff short-handed. May White got influenza just as we started again and isn’t back yet. I do hope Marjory will be able to come back next term. Norah went into the nursing home yesterday, Ethel will tell you about her. We must send her a line when we are all away.
I won’t write more as I shall be seeing you. Very best wishes that you may have a long and happy and useful life before you and go on being a bright little bit of sunshine to all around you.
Your very loving sister
May
