failed even though I know that I will be all the better for another few months work, from a professional point of view. I should not have attempted so great an ordeal with my class uncompleted – but I am glad I did.
As I have now come to end of the financial assistance I have been receiving as an ex-service man from the Government, it is necessary for me to cut out all expenditure that can be avoided, so I shall. I think, be unable to go South this summer as I had thought of doing. Thus it would appear that we will be unable to continue that talk we had a few weeks ago (It seems years ago to me, with that intervening 12 days’ nightmare!). I intend to stay at home this summer and take my holidays in the Yorkshire moors.
This letter seems rather long and rambling + I apologise for its unnecessary length – for which I have my present “muddle headiness”. In fact, I think I had better ask you to be good enough to regard it as a private + unofficial communication.
With very kind regards
I remain
Yours sincerely,
R.H.Mumford

從一個專業角度來看，我不應該在未完成課業前，接受這麼大的一個挑戰，但我完全不後悔。
鑒於英國政府給予我的補助（給予退伍軍人）快要結束了，我認為我必須去除一切不必要的開銷。我應該無法依原計畫，夏天時去英國南部旅遊，我們也因此不太可能有機會繼續幾週前聊的話題（因那12天考試關係，感覺已經間隔好幾年了！），所以我打算今年夏天待在家，旅遊改去約克夏郡沼澤。
這封信似乎太冗長了，內容也沒什麼重點可言，真是抱歉。我覺得你應該把這封信視為一封非正式私信即可。

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