
1943年12月,曾在伦敦北部担任邮局职员的Chris·Barker被安排到北非的利比亚海岸担任信号员,为度过战争期间黑暗漫长的日子,他决定给老朋友们写信,其中一位便是老同事Bessie·Moore。Bessie热情温暖的回信照亮了Chris平静的生活,几次信件往来迅速点燃了彼此的热情,两人深陷爱河无法自拔。一年后,两人开始谈婚论嫁,尽管书信往来期间彼此连面都没见过。1943年12月,曾在伦敦北部担任邮局职员的Chris·Barker被安排到北非的利比亚海岸担任信号员,为度过战争期间黑暗漫长的日子,他决定给老朋友们写信,其中一位便是老同事Bessie·Moore。Bessie热情温暖的回信照亮了Chris平静的生活,几次信件往来迅速点燃了彼此的热情,两人深陷爱河无法自拔。一年后,两人开始谈婚论嫁,尽管书信往来期间彼此连面都没见过。
29th of January,1945
29th of January,1945
My dearest one,
i have just heard the news that all the army men who are held POW are to reture to their homes. because of the shipping situation we may not commence to go before the end of the fabrury, but could probably count on being in England sometime in MArvh. it may be sooner, it has made mt very warm inside. it is terrific, wonderful, shattering.
i do not know what to say, and i can not think, the delay is nothing. the decision is everything. i must spend the first days at home, i must consider getting a party somewhere, Above all i must be with you, i must warm you, sorround you, love you and be kind to you.
i would prefer not to get married, but wanna you agree on the point in the battle i was afraid for you, for my mother, for myself. wait we must, my liver, my darling, let us meet, let us be, let us know, nut do not let us now make any mistakes.
how good for us to see each other before i am completely bald, i have some fine little wisps of hair on the top of my head.
it is not much good me trying to write about recent expriences, now that i know that i shall be able to tell you everything myself within such a short time.
what i have on my eye now is the first letter from you saying about you know i am all right and the next saying you know i am coming to you. plan a week somewhere, noyy boscombe or bouurnemouth, and think of being together, the glory of you.
i hope that you will noy start buying any clothes if you have any coupons left because you thing you must look nice for me, i should be sorry if you do, just carry on as near as possible to mormal.
i sahll tell my family i hope to spend a week away with you somewhere during my leave. my counsel to you is to tell as few people as possible. to avoid preening yourself and saying much.
this is my advice, not anything but that, i hope you understand, i do not ever want it to be anything but our affair. do not pemit any intrusion. i do not know how long a leave i shall get.i could get as little as 14 days. i may get as much as a month.
i am wondering how i shall tell you i am in england. probably still quicker to send a telegram than a letter, i hope to send you one announcing that am on the same island, i would send anotehr one i am actually soon to get on london bound train and you can ring lee Grenn 05009 when you think i have arried there.
it is a trange thing but i can not seem to get going and write very freely. all i am thinking about is i am going hoen, i am going to see her, it is a fact, a real tihng, an impending event like shrove tuesday
you have to be abroad, you have to be hermetically sealed off from your intimates from your home to realize what a gify this goin-home is. the few letters of yours that i had on me i burnt the previous day to our surrender so no one but myseld has read your words.
it is a pity that the winter weather will not be kidn to us out of doors. it would be nice sitting next to you at the pictures no matter what may be on the screen, it would be grand to know that we have each other's support and synmpathy. would'nt it be wonderful to be together in the flesh, not just to know that a letter is all we can send.
i love you.
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