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My darling,
I hope, despite the exasperating ending, you enjoyed the party. If I had realized what was happening quicker, I should have stuck to our departure, but T. had offered the lift in front of Mrs Riviere before I could think of an excuse. I couldn't very well say I'd rather miss my train with you than miss it with T. – which I duly did. I hope you got home easily at least. It was only made supportable by the thought that I should be seeing you very soon. I couldn't see how you were getting on but I hope you found it interesting.
As usual I go off into a maze thinking about seeing you tomorrow. You looked lovely to-night; Mrs Riviere said she hoped you were not going to give up music altogether. I think she liked you very much and was genuinely pleased we had come. It was very kind of her to ask us because I rather think it was for our benefit. As she is one of the kingpins of the psychoanalytic world it was a great compliment. Dr Segal is the bright star in the firmament of my generation of psychoanalysts. There is one thing about the psychoanalytic world-we may all be freaks but there are very few I meet who do not seem to me to be intelligent and interesting people; I believe we shall be happy in our social occasions. I have always longed for an intelligent home in which children become accustomed to the company of intelligent people and the sound of good conversation. Perhaps now, through you, I shall have my wish and I hope you will feel, as I think we may, that we can find a social life as well as a happy domestic one.
I thought it a glorious day; from the time we met at Redcourt I enjoyed every second of it and each second was packed with a minute's worth of life. Darling Francesca, I long for our home with a deep yearning. You have made me so happy I hardly know how to live. Dear Darling Francesca, I love you.