1918 Letter 7
July 8, [1918]
Dear Mother –
Last week I wrote you a long and enthusiastic letter about you coming over. I shall enclose it, though the sinking of the Llandovery Castle has presented another side of the situation. Fourteen of our Sisters, Fraser, Doussault, Sara and Mary others of whom I knew more or less.
Transportation will be very much curtailed for the time being and I fancy women will not be allowed to travel as Sisters have been held up for the present. So you can read the enclosed for what it is worth. I wish more every day that you were here but with the submarines it really is tempting Providence to cross these days.
Well Eric has had the Spanish flu and I have had a dose of something. I don’t say it was that for I wasn’t really sick just felt as if I had ordinary flu. The real variety gives you a high temp, and bad pains and aches. To go to bed for 3 days seems to be the universal treatment and cure. I am going on my leave next week – Eric is uncertain – Don has no hopes. Myra is still in Canada, so Naomi Micklejohn and I are going to Devon. I will stay with Eric for a couple of days and then will go to Torquay or Paignton or somewhere on the sea where we can be quiet and sit in the sun and do nothing. Of course you’ve heard me talk of Micky before, but we have got quite pally up here, and as we are both older and have more sense I understand her better and I day say she is the same. Not that we haven’t always been friends for we have and have always got along well. I’ll write you again when I know more of my plans.
Am feeling well and like the "kitchen" but will be glad to leave.
Will write again soon.
Yours always
Helen.