Here’s another hurried note from Dart, written on the fly between “muster” and laundry, with mending sandwiched in along the way.

The main  – that is to say, only topic of the letter is a request he makes of Dot. Could she find him a sturdy little sewing kit that he could stow in his sea bag? He needs something to hold his needles, thread and spare buttons. This will provide her with just the task she asked for.

Forever on the same wave length as Dart, Dot also pens a short note today, which she actually finished on the 14th.

It’s so hot in Greenwich that the only way Dot can cool off after work is to take the 6:00 PM boat to the beach. She’s been doing that for the last few days with her cousin Janie. Tonight, the beach was so packed with humanity that the town put extra boats on duty to get all the people back home at the end of the day.

She mentions her back dive again and says that she and Janie have just about mastered the jack-knife. She vows to write a proper letter tomorrow.