She wrote it over and over in her head before actually committing it to paper, and when it was set down in ink she made three fair copies before she was at all satisfied.Her chief difficulty in writing to him was to know what to call him. He had called her Patricia, yet she did not feel she knew him well enough to write to him as Anthony. On the other hand, there was something very pompous about writing to him as Sir Anthony.In the end she made up her mind to call him nothing at all, but as this would look strange in a letter she decided to write a postcard and enclose the postcard in an envelope. She had some really lovely postcards of different parts of China, but wasted two of them in making fair copies. The one she sent eventually was a very beautiful view of the old Summer Palace at Peking.This is just to let you know that the arrangements for the dance are going ahead (she wrote). Your mother is sending out invitations for the 24th May. We are all very excited about it. No time for more as I am wanted in the ward.
