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right, & the history master said (after marking a history essay of mine) that my English has improved tremendously. I suppose that is because I always speak English now.
    In consequence of the homework I get, I cannot do much knitting, but I have reason to believe that the jumper will be finished this weekend, unless I am overworked with homework.
    I am very sorry to hear that Grandfather went back to Budapest yesterday. I think that he should have stayed. The weather is not suitable for him to travel now either. I only hope I shall see him again next summer. It is a pity too that business is so bad. Really there should have been some improvement with the time of the year – This reminds me – when can I cash the cheque? I need the money!
    What is the weather like in London? It is quite mild here, & today for the first time the pavements were nice & clear. Owing to the thaw that set in, the river & the canal have flooded, but I do not think that any serious damage has been done.
    I do not think there is anything else that will interest you, so all the best wishes, & give my love to everybody. Thousands of kisses to you until we meet again.

    From Andrew

    P.S. I hope you can read my scribble.

    15 February 1940 – written in Hungarian
    Dear Mummy and Daddy,

    Mummy wrote such a nice letter in English that I write in English with astonishment. Just in John’s letter were there some errors in expression but the English is very good. Thank you for the money and for the handkerchiefs.
    Johnny has not moved from his place yet, but as I wrote earlier, wait since only a few days will pass till the billeting officer will get better. Hopefully everything will be in order by the 20th, but if not, a few days later. Poor Dr. Cavell has got so tired, that it would be poor behaviour if we did not wait for a week or two, and he has been trying to help us.
    I would like to know, if the Easter Holiday is long enough, then you think that we could go camping with the 10th Fulham Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I still have no certainly and there may not be a camp, but probably, but Mr. Young already wrote that if possible he will arrange a camp half way between London and Melksham, and then the London and the evacuated children can camp together. In this case, I could be home by Monday afternoon. This is just a proposal, but I would like to know your opinion.
    Write to say if I am writing correctly in Hungarian, because I would like to take a Hungarian exam in December, and I want to know, if my language and spelling are good enough and that I don’t use English rules translated into Hungarian. Since we are in Melksham, I now speak English so much that often English comes easier than Hungarian.
    Exceptionally, yesterday I got a battery for the bicycle lamp which cost 9 d . John bought himself a Scout diary for a shilling, and I spent one penny on a collar being cleaned (I had 3 d ), so that between us we have 4 d .
    I am pleased that the bridge tournament idea was successful, and I hope that this will repeat many times. Perhaps if somebody knows that he could only lose his friend’s money, then he will come. How could Mr. Haes have won the first prize? Perhaps he became a good player, that he won the prize? [The final page of the letter is missing.]

    21 February 1940 – written in Hungarian
    Dear Mum and Dad,

    A thousand apologies, that I have now written for such a long time. I was waiting for John’s letter and I did not have much time. Anyway I won’t wait for John’s letter.
    For now, John is still in that place, but it should be possible for him to move this week or next week. Wait a while, till things are in order.
    Thanks very much for the 4/6, For now I am not spending much from I, but the reason why I wanted it was that at last, I shall be able to get my watch, which has been in the shop since 1st January. I miss it.
    I see from the calendar with pleasure, that only one month remains till the Easter holiday and then with the