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1. I chose a testimony of a couple. Elizabeth Belsey was living in the family home in Keston,
Kent, while her husband, Lieutenant John Belsey, served with the Royal Artillery at Thames
Ditton in Surrey. Here is an exchange of letters between them.

2. Letters:
Sunday 8 September 1940
My darling girl,
It was terrible last night. We were up for nine hours and the sky was lit by the most lurid glow
from the tremendous fires in London. I watched the flames and the planes and the guns and
I thought of you and had a terrible feeling that you were in danger. Please, my darling, do not
get hurt. Please keep alive for me to come back to you, to love you and look after you and
see my beautiful baby again. I am now living without sleep and I suppose you are too, and
that is much worse. A peaceful night now seems too remote to be considered.
All my love, John
My darling boy,
You must not worry about me, sweetheart. We are all right. We had four warnings yesterday,
but heard nothing. It is dreadful to think of what is happening in London. You too must take
care of yourself for me and our precious baby for I do not know how I could endure your
loss. I pray that all or none of us survives this war.
With all my love, Elizabeth