The Wainwright Letters by Hunter Davies

Author:Hunter Davies
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

LETTER 133: TO BETTY, AUGUST 1967?

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Red, a rather distinguished-looking local government officer, and Eric, who beggars description, are engaged on a tour of the Scottish Highlands. Although beset by difficulties of travel, they are pushing on with their programme and contriving to live elegantly en route. In our last instalment they had reached Oban and were about to start the hazardous voyage to Mull.

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OBAN

Saturday night (in bed)

I have enjoyed today.

The weather could not have been better for a first visit to Tobermory, and the place lived up to expectations. This quaint village (capital of Mull) lies around the curve of a land-locked harbour in a single line of clean and colourful shops and cottages facing the bay, with a background of steep wooded slopes. I think we’ll have a fortnight here. My honeymoon plans now cover nine weeks.

I have a lovely room at the front, with the quaint white church on the left and the river curving round on the right. Before I pulled the curtains there was a sickle of moon over the hills. Your letter was handed to me as I came in. Thank you for being so faithful to my wishes. I loved it – except for the pencilled postscript, which disturbed me with its reference to domestic crisis. I hope this is over whatever it was. Don’t worry, love. What you need is a man in the house. Me. This must end my news from Scotland, Betty. I will be on my way back to you when you get it. Please come to Tebay, and please be just as I remember you.

It seems so long

Red

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