Michael Billings Collection - Wallet 6 - Part 8 of 14

20 .2 .43
Darling Wife 
Just as well you are not here today 
as the day would give you a feast of the horrors. 
Its cold, bleak and dirty grey and it has rained 
incessantly for hours. The aspect from the 
verandah is most cheerfuless cheerless and I aim 
to go snoozing very early as its an old time 
bedlovers day. It would be superb were you 
here as I would do a bunk very smartly to 
your haven. At present, the world without 
is a poor show and we could snuggle up 
together and forget about the mouldy old place. 
I imagine that having suffered the day apart, 
we would shut it out with great activity and 
indulge in a mixed grill of talking. Scuffling 
the whole culminating in a orgy of that 
lovemaking we found so thrilling and delightful. 
Maybe its a bit futile talking about the glory 
that's departed but it was wonderful and 
fragrant memories shouldn't be forsaken any how. 
They sustain one somewhat and make our 
reunion something to anticipate with longing 
and pleasure. 
I'm pleased youre still

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ticking over like a Rolls- Royce and felt up 
to a trip to see Dorothy. Thank her 
lots for her good wishes when you see her 
next and tell her I heartily reciprocate. Very 
glad of course to sear Syd. is doing and feeling 
well. I bet you two tarts got through a few 
thousand words. A goodly gossip is right up 
your alley, you gasbag. 
The letters still roll in 
I'm pleased to see and there are quite a few 
more en route to your shack. Funny thing you 
meeting Gwen Reid so casually, particularly as 
you'd mislaid her address. She sure is a good 
scout and your date should prove enjoyable. 
News from yours truly is as 
usual negligible. I'm feeling pretty well and 
carrying on with my varied tasks capably if not 
enthusiastically. On leave tomorrow but as its 
Sunday twill be spently spent quietly. Will 
drop in and see the old people in the afternoon. 
Cheerio, precious and may I convey to you 
my assurances of unbounded affection and 
solicitude. The kiss I have right here to give you - 
catch. 
Micky

PR00610
Australian
War Memorial

Mrs. M. Billings 
548 Barkers Road 
East Hawthorn 
Victoria

22.2.43
Darling Kay, 
When Monday dawned today, high 
were my hopes for a letter from the bride of 
yesterday and what satisfaction beamed on my 
face when two whole letters were my portion 
as well as one from John o' the Bay. Thanku 
my bold wench particularly for the one of 
the 17th. a very thoughtful and striking letter, 
may I say. It was a very consoling letter 
for me as it showed me several things, first 
that our separation has not impaired your 
sense of proportion and has not dulled your 
appreciation of the many lovely things that 
have passed between us. Like you I feel that 
once we turn our back upon our dreams of a 
beautiful future and really turn it in, we will 
both descend into an apathy that would destroy 
everything about the other we more than ever 
long to if experience once more. My stony heart 
softens when you tell me things about the infant 
and the sterling role his mother is playing 
to bear a beaut child and then my love for you 
transcends anything I have felt in the past.

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Why then should I get fainthearted about the days 
to come. I have had the unstinted love of a 
great girl, a love that ripened as she grew into a 
truly splendid woman. From the first perhaps 
speculative kisses and surreptitious meetings, through 
the days and nights of ardent embrace and oft 
uncontrollable longing to possess you completely, on 
to the weary months of agonising separation and 
then at last our final welding together with the 
steely but joyful bond of marriage. Our brief 
wedded life although carried on at times on a
pursuit basis has been thrilling and not a 
little of its charm has been due to its unorthodox 
style. To enjoy it under war conditions meant 
travel and persistence but I vow that two 
people never were so happy as when one set out 
on a thousand mile journey to claim her just 
due. And you made me so happy when you 
were here, do you know how much. Rightly our 
child was conceived in such a setting of sweet 
love and if has absorbed any of the happiness. 
that was my joy when you were here, he will 
be a cheery chap. 
Do not credit me with such

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spartan fortitude in withstanding temptation to 
despoil you before you were my wife. God worked 
hard for me on a few occasions I know as 
human flesh and blood would not have been equal 
to the task. And how tawdry would it have 
been then, gone would have been the sweet 
pleasure of educating a pure girl into the happy 
privileges and intimacies that are rightly the 
reward of those who enter into such a contract 
with clean hands. Inexperienced as we were into 
the secrets of th wedded bliss and our natural 
timidity on the first night we were fated to be 
merged in the other. the memory of that 
marvellous week will never die within me. How I 
loved you for your doubts and fears that soon melted 
within the realisation that it was beautiful to 
possess and be possessed. Soon you showed 
yourself to be that gem. the complete woman 
who wanted happiness and was wise enough 
to take it. We have passed through periods 
of variety soon but how successful it has been 
now we have drank deeply at the fountain 
of love and with the beautiful reward of a 
child soon to be born.

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Thank you, precious. for the lovely 
things you said in your letter. from it I have been 
inspired to try and tell you of the host of things 
you have done to make my life happy. And I 
am counting on you to make it happier still when 
this mess is cleared up and I could visualise 
no one better fitted to do it now you're to have 
such a valuable ally in Richard. 
To descend from the clouds into 
the earthly muck. I'm so proud you're making 
such a capital show of your initial adventure 
and thank God you're keeping fit enough to do 
a good job. I went and saw Kate and Reg 
yesterday and stayed for tea. They were both 
pretty good except that Mrs. J. R had a touch of 
the screws. With Gran they send their love and 
good wishes. Otherwise theres no news except 
a huge crop of rumors of moves, all very 
fantastic and I think a by product of the dummy. 
So for another day, cheerio my 
sweet and I send you a notice of the tons 
of love I feel for you tonight. A big kiss to 
Richard and Kay. Micky 

PR00610 
Australian 
War Memorial

22.2 43 
Mrs. M Billings. 
548 Barkers Roads. 
East Hawthorn. 
Victoria.