Dearest,
A lovely "Apple of Discord" was dropped the other day. The C.S. reported that the that the Jap No 2 in the F.A. Dept. stated he hoped to have news of repatriation soon and that it seemed likely that the list of repatriates would be very different from that originally contemplated. So now the Camp has given itself over to speculation as to what that means. It would indeed be poetic justice if the women - who did nothing during the blitz but be a nuisance, who stayed here in defiance of Govt. - were to be left behind. They had their chance to go in July 1940 and a hundred chances in the 17 months up to Dec'41 so why should they get a chance now before men who sent their wives and families away? I really hope that the Home Govt. have so decided - though I am sorry for a few old people - like Mrs Owen Hughes for it may mean their deaths in the end. We are on very low rations these days and hope that something will come to us when the ship comes back from Goa about the end of the month. I had another blood count today - I haven't heard the result yet. It looked red enough! AML. B.B