4 Northeast Place, Chapel Market N.1 (very late)
Mi querida D.,
I have had a lovely day. I slept well last night and so I felt no need for my usual Sunday siesta.
This was fortunate, for Master Ivor dropped on me from the clouds about 4pm; and so instead of being in bed in the dark with no fire, I was all comfy and ready to receive him with a good fire. He brought a wet mackintosh with him from that afternoon storm which came up unexpectedly with some thunder and lightning.
After tea we had 1½ hours French, and then two games of chess, one of which he surprised me by winning.
It was good news to hear that he was with you yesterday, following a game of Football his team played in your near neighbourhood.
He is going in for French seriously now. He proposes to come up every Sunday to me and seeing that his French is already very good it will be a great treat for me to pilot him steadily to some mastery in that useful language. When you start French, you too must pitch in to it and come alongside of him. You know your dad will help you.
He recibido tu carta ayer. El F de S:– He salido bastante bien; annque (although) la gente (people) economizan (save up) muchissimo de aqui hasta la navidad (from now on till Xmas) cuando todo el mundo (everybody) tienen tautos gastos.
Monday aft.
Don’t just read that bit of Spanish, get it by heart!
Que dia mas suchio! I am going to grumble a bit. You will keep saying “muy mucho” for “very much”. You must remember I say so very often in my letters “mucho mas mejor” when speaking of my health or business. We also say “muchissimo mejor” at times. Cuidado, chica, o’ te pego!
Ivor has told you about the Dance next sat 31st of course. It finishes at midnight, but the gay young spark has some fair one in his eye that he must take home after the Ball is over, so I am putting him up for the night. He probably arrives at 2am. As for me, 3 or 4am don’t matter. I don’t know anything so delightful as you or Ivor hopping in on me unawares.
The Pearly Kings are Costers and their sweethearts who dress up in tight fitting costumes all shiny with pearl buttons, go around collecting money for the Hospitals. I daresay they get a commission on all they collect.
I meant to have some good chess today at the “G”, but this unfriendly change in the weather forces one to stay indoors by the fire.
Yo creo que tu Senor tiene razon en cuanto a los Talkies, que estan muy malor por los viejos, y la respiracion. Yo he donnido 14 horas la noche de Miercoles p.p. y me levante (got up) mucho mas mejor, gracias a Dios.
Espero que tu estas muy bien and I am looking forward as usual to your next visit.
Love Dad.
