"I really must thank you all for the nice things that you've written. Very gratifying, and it's done my old heart good. But take no notice of Breezy - he's mad. Hemel is all snowed in. It's a white hell out there. I'm just going out for a paper - I might be gone for some time................... "

I really don't want to talk about Del while he's out buying a paper but take no notice of what he said about Breezy. Breezy's OK. He gets the info out there. Try getting dates off Brimmo! You can try water-boarding, electrodes to the wassnames, you-name-it. He just sits there dribbling and rambling on about the war (Crimea, that is).

You carry on spilling the beans, Breezy and keep us up to date.