My dearest Billy, It is my turn to write you a couple of words in order to mitigate your sadness because I know that as soon as you receive this letter, you will have deep sadness. I wanted to also tell you how happy I was to see you again. What a surprise for me when you came to meet me on the Walkway. I have been speaking about you every day to all my friends. But, I did not think I would see you so soon. And today, all happy once again to have you near me, I sadly think that tomorrow you will be gone. But Billy darling, I don’t want to write a sad letter but rather the opposite, I am trying to comfort you. Also, I will only talk to you about the good days that we spent together. Even though they were very short in my opinion. Don’t be sad dear Billy and think that maybe, sometime soon, we will see each other again. Write me very soon and remember to send me that photo you had promised me. See you soon my dearest Billy. Love and kisses.
My dearest Billy, The day of your departure is here and I am very sad. I was so eager to see you again and here these days came, five days passed by very quickly. All day, we talked about you, everyone sorely misses you, and I realized that I was more attached to you than I had previously thought. But, dear Billy, better days will come again, you’ll come back amongst us and later to your family. Billy darling, how I was sad this morning on the beach, lying on the stones, I was thinking about the days when you were lying next to me, I was so happy. The little bracelet that you gave me, engraved with your name will never leave me. Each time I have some photos taken, dear Billy, I will send them to you but don’t forget that you promised me yours from Chadel. This morning, I received your letter dated June 25th. Last night, the return of Mr. Lodin was very sad and we only opened our mouths to talk about you and your kindness. Billy dear, now I will never be able to forget you. Oh, how sad your little room must have seemed yesterday night, much like your departure this morning. But, Billy darling, don’t be hurt, think only that my thoughts are near you and with you. Also, think that one day you will have the great happiness of returning to your dear family. Dear Billy, I don’t know what to write you, I am truly anxious. At this moment, I am at Mr. and Mrs. Lodin’s and I have your photo under my eyes, your photo with your beautiful smile. Everything here reminds me of your presence. Billy, darling, did you arrive safely to your destination? Did you have a good trip? Mother was saddened that she hadn’t accompanied you but last night when you told her goodbye, she was sleepy and didn’t realize. For today, darling Billy, I leave you hoping to soon receive a long letter from you. Mother sends her best regards. Give my best sympathies to Bob and for you, my dearest Billy, all my love and a thousand kisses.
Jany Lore
P.S. Don’t forget to send me your sister’s address if it would please you for me to write to her.
My dearest Billy, Today I did not go swimming because at the Cap d’Ail, I got sunburned. But now I will be very tan. And you, Billy darling, have you started swimming again? I hope that your sadness will have passed thanks to your friends. As soon as I have some photos, I will send them to you, and I hope that you will do the same. Billy, darling, what do you do during your free days? Do you go to the cinema? Dearest Billy, I cannot wait for you to come back to Nice and I hope, with all my heart, that it will be soon. Every night, I look at our dear little star and I think that maybe you too are looking at it at the same time. Billy, darling, I leave you for today. Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin and Lolo send their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob, and for you Billy, darling, receive my love with a cargo of kisses.
My dearest Billy, I have been writing you every day while waiting to respond to one of your letters. I hope that that makes you happy. Today, I did not go out and I made the most of it to get some little projects done. Billy darling, when you left us you felt very sad, do you feel better? Are you receiving all of my letters? I have been writing you every day since the eve of your departure. Billy, darling, as for the photos that we took on the beach, we will only have them on the 23rd and it's not certain whether they will come out well or not. Dear Billy, yesterday night I spent my evening at Mr. and Mrs. Lodin’s and despite their good company, I felt very alone without you. It seems to me that I always heard your voice, unfortunately it was just an illusion, I was very sad. Billy, darling, I leave you for today. Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin and Lolo send you their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you my dearest Billy, my love and a thousand kisses.
Jany
P.S. did you receive my letters from the 4th, 5th, 6th because I made a mistake in the address? I put APO #758 instead of 464
My dearest Billy, Today, I spent the day at Mr. and Mrs. Lodin’s. It was very calm, without you what sadness. All day you were intermingled in our conversations and we spoke about the day you will come back. Yesterday night, I went dancing at the Red Cross. But, Billy darling, I wanted to cry rather than dance. Your face was incessantly in front of my eyes and at the exit, I found myself all alone since mother and the Lodins were late. All the soldiers were calling after me but I rather wanted to tell them some nonsense. Billy, darling, come back soon. Mr. Lodin will take some photos of me on the beach, I will send them to you. But don’t forget to send me the photo that you promised me. At this moment, he is doing his best (possible effort) to entertain us. But even at their house, my only friends, I feel very lonely. Thus, I ask you to write me quickly since now your letters are my only joy. Now Billy darling, I leave you for today. This evening, I will look at our dear little star, that will speak to me about you. Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin, and Lolo join me in sending our deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you Billy darling, all my love, and a thousand kisses.
JANY
P.S. I have written you every day since last Monday. I hadn’t numbered my letters, I am starting today though. This letter is number 7.
My dearest Billy, Here is my moment of pleasure, the moment when I write you. This morning, I wanted to go swimming but it rained a little and I stayed at the house. As for the Red Cross, I won’t go for a while because I don't like it anymore. Billy, darling, now I am almost as tan as Mr. Lodin, in another 2 or 3 swims I will be completely black, people say that it suits me very well. And you Billy darling, what are you doing? Do you still go swimming? During your free hours do you go to the cinema? I am impatiently waiting for one of your letters. Dear Billy, today, like the other days, I am at the Lodin’s, all day I read books, it is my only distraction. At this moment, I am reading a magnificent poetry book titled “You and Me.” Billy darling I leave you for today. Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin send your their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you Billy darling, all my love, and a thousand kisses.
My dearest Billy, Already 8 days since you left, so I hope to soon have one of your letters. This morning, I went swimming with Mr. and Mrs. Lodin. Now, I swim by all by myself and I’ve started going a little farther into the open waters, and I am becoming very tan. Billy darling, I hope that now the sadness has passed, you also see that I have not forgotten you, given that I have not stopped writing you since the day you left. Billy darling, with all my heart, I wish to see you again very soon. This evening, I will go see the fireworks with mother and Mr. and Mrs. Lodin and I greatly regret that we cannot have you among us. Uncle Lodin is still sewing, at this moment he is making a skirt for Aunty. I hope that soon we will have the pleasure of seeing some new impressions, which you do so well. Billy darling, I leave you for today. Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin with Lolo send you their best wishes and their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you dearest Billy, all my love as well as a thousand kisses.
My dearest Billy, I still have yet to receive a letter from you, I hope that it will not be much longer. Today, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin came to spend the day at the house where we only spoke about you. Yesterday evening, I did not go to the firework display because it was raining a little. At this moment, I am in the process of preparing some singing dresses for the winter. Billy, darling, how fast they passed, the four beautiful days where you were next to me, we were all so happy. Also, we have not forgotten you, and we are impatiently awaiting your return, because Billy darling, I hope that you will come back to Nice before returning to your dear family. So, this time when you will leave us, you will not have the same sadness that you had when you left us before. It will no longer be a sad farewell since you will be happy to find your family and your country. But, Billy darling, I hope that even over there, you will write me. The letters will no longer be from Italy where you tell me about your pain, but they will be letters where you will tell me about your joys since I hope that even in your country, you will not forget me completely and that you will want to still write me. Mother, Aunty and Uncle Lodin are sleeping, I am writing you and after I will read a book or maybe I will sew. Billy darling, I leave you for today. Mother, the Lodins, and Lolo send you their best wishes and their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you Billy darling, my love and a thousand kisses.
My dearest Billy, I have not received any news from you, and I am scared. May you have already left for Austria? Billy darling this morning I went swimming with the Lodins and Lolo but the sea wasn’t very calm. Today, Aunty, Uncle and Lolo ate lunch at the house. After lunch, Uncle did some of your impressions. Dearest Billy, I beg you to write me soon. On July 14th, there will be a big celebration, I regret with all my heart, that you are not among us. Billy darling, have you been receiving all my letters? Dear Billy, I don’t really know what to tell you since you know my days, they are always the same. I stay at the house all the time with my good friends and mother. At this moment, I am writing you while listening to the American hymn. I can’t wait for August 1st so that I may begin my singing lessons again. I ask you, Billy darling if the next time that you write me if you could maybe write down in your letters, a few song titles, especially if they are Beguines or Rumbas since I have to learn some new pieces and I don’t really know which ones to pick. Dearest Billy, we speak of you constantly and we hope with all of our hearts to see you again someday soon. I ask you once more to write me quickly because I am so depressed and your letters give me such pleasure, they give me such joy. Billy darling, I leave for today. Mother, Aunty, Uncle Lodin and Lolo send their sincerest and deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you Billy darling, my love and a thousand kisses.
My dearest Billy, I still am without any news from you, this gives me the blues. Have you left Italy? This morning, I went swimming with Aunty and Uncle Lodin like every morning. This afternoon, I am alone in the house. I read, I sew and I play a little bit of piano. Now, the blues don’t leave me. And for you Billy darling, have the blues passed? I will always remember the evening when we accompanied you to the hotel and we said our goodbyes. Oh how the return with Uncle was so sad, oh how the journey home seemed very long. But still let’s hope that the good days will return to us. Dearest Billy, I still do not have the photos but as soon as I get them, I will send them to you right away. Billy darling, you can never say that I am forgetting you given that since your departure, I have written you every day. I might have written you the same thing over and over again because my life does not vary much; the morning swim, afternoons at the house where I speak about you with mother and the Lodins and where I have my books. Do you like reading? Yesterday night at 6 o'clock, I met a friend at the end of her work day, we went to eat some ice cream and then we wisely went home. Dearest Billy, like in every letter I ask that you write me very quickly. Mother, the Lodins, and Lolo send their best wishes and their deepest regards. Give my very best wishes to Bob. Billy darling, I end my letter by sending you my love and a thousand kisses.
My dearest Billy, It has been two days that I have not been able to write you, I didn’t have anymore lined paper and the stores were closed. Billy darling, I am very worried because since you have left, I have not received any news, what is going on? With mother, Mrs. and Mr. Lodin, we often speak about you and we think that you may not be able to write us. My dearest Billy, I do the same things every day. Now, I swim all day by myself and I go into the open water. I have become very tan. Billy darling, have you been receiving my letters? Maybe this evening at 10 o’clock, I think I may swim with mother, Uncle, and Aunty Lodin. On July 14th, there was a magnificent firework display. I was very hurt to know that you are so far from us. But eventually, I hope to see you again very soon. Billy darling, I feel very sad and very lonely at this moment. Therefore I ask you if you can write me, a long letter to respond to all my letters that I have sent you since the day that you had left. Billy darling, I leave you for today. Mother, Aunty and Uncle Lodin with Lolo send you their best wishes and their deepest regards. Give my best wishes to Bob and for you Billy darling, all of my love and a thousand kisses.
My darling Billy, Today I am joyous because I received your long and kind letter. I am so happy that my photos brought you a little bit joy. I understand very well that you were tired when you arrived at your camp since it must have been a very tiring journey. Billy darling, you asked me the day of my birthday, it is March 31st. Since you have left, I have not forgotten to look at our dear little star. Billy darling, I still haven’t received your photo but as soon as I receive it, I will let you know. This time, nobody translated your letter for me because I wanted to respond right away so I did not have a translator at my disposal. Billy darling, now I swim all by myself and I go farther into the open waters. Uncle and Aunty Lodin received your letter but Uncle at this moment is often far from Nice. He will respond to you as soon as he has 5 minutes of time. Dearest Billy, your letters really gave us a lot of joy. Today, Aunty and Uncle ate at the house and we only spoke about you, we miss you very much, especially me. At this moment, Billy darling, I am very sad and I am always tired. All-day, I look at your dear photos that Uncle so nicely framed for me. Now, with mother, Aunty, and Uncle, we all go swimming every morning and very often in the evenings at 11 o’clock because the sea is better than during the day. Dearest Billy, do you have any news of your sister and your dear family? I hope that you do. Billy darling, Uncle has returned from Meudon and he is finishing a costume for me to sing in, it is wonderful. I hope, from the depths of my heart, that you will get another leave soon. I leave you for today Billy darling, Mother, Mrs., and Mr. Lodin with Lolo send their best wishes and their deepest regards. Hoping to hear from you very soon, please receive Billy darling, all my love and a thousand kisses from a little French girl who is not forgetting you.
My dearest Billy, I am writing you to let you know some news that has made me sad and gay at the same time. I leave Tuesday the 24th for Marseille to sing for the American soldiers. It will be maybe for 1 or 2 months, I do not know yet. I will take all of your photos with me which I will put in my room. Mother is accompanying me, she will stay for maybe 2 weeks. Billy darling, I ask that you write me at Uncle Lodin’s who will get your letters to me. Billy darling, my biggest desire is for you to be able to come to Marseille. Oh how much more I would have preferred to work in Nice. There, I will sing every night and I think at 4 different locations. As soon as I arrive in Marseille, I will write you. This afternoon or tomorrow, I will be photographed in my theater costume. As soon as I have the photos, I will send you one. Billy darling, write me very quickly and often because in Marseille, I will feel very lonely, especially once Mother is in Nice. There will only be your photos to keep me company and your letters to give me joy. Maybe I will have an American chaperone. So I hope to then make some progress in English. Billy darling, my dearest desire is to see you again very quickly. I hope to receive your photo before I leave, if not Uncle will get it to me. At this moment, I am very busy because I have to finish sewing my costumes which are half finished. But with Uncle Lodin, it is going rather quickly. Billy darling, I ask you also to send me your photos so that I could add them to the ones that I will put in my room. There will be your photos, some of Mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lodin and I would be so happy if you could send me a photo of your sister. Billy darling, I leave you for today. Mother sends you her best wishes and her deepest love. Please receive Billy darling, all my love and a thousand kisses.
JANY
P.S. Uncle and Aunty Lodin send you their most sincere regards.
My darling Billy, It is with a great joy that I received your cute card and your kind letter, in addition to the flint which I gave to Mr. Lodin, he thanks you greatly. I leave tomorrow morning at 6:30 for Marseille, but I hope to not stay (there) for a long time and come work in Nice. Billy darling, I hope to see you again soon. I beg you to write me quickly and often because in Marseille, I will be so sad and alone. Billy darling, your letters are very good and I can easily decipher them. Billy darling, I hope that you can forgive my short letter but I am in the thralls of work, I will write you a longer one as soon as I arrive in Marseille. Write me quickly at Mr. Lodin’s who will get your letters to me. Mr. and Mrs. Lodin send all of their best wishes and a thousand times thank you. Mother and Lolo send you thousands of best regards. Receive, Billy darling, all my love and a thousand kisses.
Billy dear, I am deeply sorry for not having written you earlier, right after arriving we had to start rehearsing and I did not have a single minute to myself. I am happy because before leaving I received your charming card and your very kind letter. Billy darling, I do not like Marseille and I am sad. I feel very alone. Mother is with me but I rarely see her since she cannot stay with me. I am in a hotel reserved for the officers. With me, there is a friend from Nice, we are the only young girls in the troupe, the rest is made up of 6 American soldiers in addition to the orchestra. I am doing a little bit of everything, I dance, I see some comedy and I sing with an American tenor. But Billy darling, all of this does not prevent me from thinking about you, we will maybe go perform in Nice at the Red Cross. Billy darling, the commanding officers wanted me to change my makeup and my hairstyle. Now, I am wearing dark makeup and a tall hairstyle, as soon as I have some photos I will think of you. We will maybe be dressed in uniforms with pants. Billy darling, your photos are in my room and I look at them very often. Billy darling, I am obliged to leave you because it is time to go rehearse, I ask you to write me very soon at Uncle Lodin’s who will get your letters to me. Mother sends her best regards. Receive Billy darling, all my love and a thousand kisses.
JANY
P.S. Billy Darling, I beg you to write me soon and to excuse me for the delay