Letter
The Hallé, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1939

Griff admits to Ida that "during the last few days I have sang in places of public resort, been awkward, argued, been jealous of policemen (on the whole a much overrated band), telephoned at the right time by pure accident, been still jealous of policemen (still overrated, I think) and misbehaved generally."
He writes about playing cards with the Bowers and with Jack and of the "thundering fib" when he tells Mrs Bower that he may see Ida "knocking about the corridor during the interval at the Hallé." Their secret romance remains secret still.
He wishes her a good time in Stratford with her father and relays an eventful trip to Bournemouth he once took on his won, completely sodden.
I can't make sense of the trigonometry/pattern/puzzle, but apparently it's OK to use "OK" in writing now.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.