Letter
Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

"Mr Hitler's bombs took their rightful back place" to playing bridge with Ida Carroll on Tuesday, writes Geoffrey Griffiths. He's determined to study Auction Bridge so that he can become a more formidable opponent. He does enjoy watching people play cards on the train, "often fulfil the role of interested onlooker."
He prefers home bomb shelters to public ones as they tend to be "too public." At the moment he takes up position by the stairs as the ground outside is mainly clay and everything seems wet and cold.
"I suppose that ignorant cad Hitler doesn't even realise just what a fantastic nuisance he is, visiting now at the time, now at that, depriving us of hours and hours together and again coming at entirely the wrong moment."

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.