H.M.S. MALAYA.
c/o G.P.O.
Dec. 21st
My dear Mother-
Ever so many thanks for your letter – & also thank you all awfully for the cake – lovely it is – and we had it for tea to-day.
So glad you liked the photographs – rather amusing are’nt they- Both Mr Lyon & Tommy Drew said I was like Jane when I came on the stage.
How ripping the dining room being so popular- I must really try & send you off some more papers- I seem to be so busy lately over various things – rather a good idea taking the piano in there for them to play.
I had a lot of Christmas letters this morning – & of course 2 people to whom I forgot to send cards – & I have none left now. One from Rosamond written with her left hand – jolly good – I am sorry to hear about her thumb. Also one from Willie Perkins – There seems to be a chance we MIGHT be on leave together.!
Jolly good of Joe to let you buy a turkey. I remembered him all right with a card.
I was awfully sorry to worry you over asking you to buy the girls their presents from me – but I thought you would know ever so much better what they want – If you have’nt given them by the time you get this, I enclose 5 tally’s to put on them when you put them on their plates-
with my bestest love to you all & heaps of wishes of happiness etc for Xmas –
Your ever loving son
Paul
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