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My darling,
It really did seem as if the sunshine had gone out of the ward when you went out just then, but thanks to letters I can start writing straight away. It is a queer thing about love that it teaches you that certain common phrases which seem never to have much meaning are really quite true. If it weren't for you I would not have found that out about the sunshine …
Later. Dr Hunter, the chief, has just been in to see me. He ran over me quickly, gave my heart a clean bill and said if my Friday ECG was OK I should be out at the week-end. This has cheered me so much that I keep forgetting I have to have another ECG. And Hunter says he will see me again. I think I shall post this straight off to you as I shan't see you tomorrow. Hunter said I ought to take the next week off work. If I could only mobilize some thoughts before I came out I might get a paper done. Unfortunately it is a most complex subject and I don't want to rush into it prematurely. However, I can go on churning and I shan't complain. if it is two weeks and not six off work …