Friday 20th May 1938

Called for Pat as arranged. I wanted to go for a drive but she felt lethargic and wouldn’t leave the house. (“You are unsporting, Pat”, said Amanda Retallack with one of her queer looks.) So I left my ex-love at 9 o’clock.

Felt at a loose end and fed-up. I telephoned Lois – and she was in a similar mood!
So we drove out to the May-Phil, “to have a coffee…”

(Three pages torn from journal.)

Journal continues:-

The preceding three pages were torn out and destroyed.
Lois asked me to do so.
They told of our first kisses, in the evening of Friday, May 20th, 1938.