Letter from Julia (cont.) — Mr. MacKay, tribute to 'Pick', and the promised promotion
Book 2, Page 152 ·1945
Transcription
Mr. MacKay and several others are “taking me in hand” and looking after all sorts of matters about which I know very little and could never have tackled alone —
It is a beautiful tribute to “Pick” (as they called him) that his friends are so eager to be of help to me —
Puck, Mr. MacKay told me (and looked really distressed about it) that Coburn was to get a promotion in
AI Notes
Continuation of Julia’s letter of Feb. 10, 1945. Julia describes how Mr. MacKay and several other colleagues at the Southern Railway are ‘taking me in hand’ and looking after all sorts of matters she knows very little about and could never have tackled alone. She calls it a beautiful tribute to ‘Pick’ (as the men called Coburn) that his friends are so eager to be of help to her. Closing the page she addresses Puck directly: Mr. MacKay told her — and looked really distressed about it — that Coburn was to get a promotion in [sentence continues on page 153].
Continued on page 153.