Preston Hall,| Aylesford,| Kent.
Dec. 1st.
Dear George
I dont know whether you have heard of my possible move to London. About 10 days ago I was asked privately by Lewis whether I should like to be emplyed at the Home Guards, giving up my present billet. There is a vacancy at the Home Guards and a Colonel Nugent had given Lewis a hint to find out if I should like to come After a good deal of thinking I wrote back to say that I should; I believe my name has gone in, and it will now depend on the Commander at Chatham whether he will oppose it or not. I have heard nothing official so that this is all quite private, and it may not have gone so far as I think. I don't quite know what the work will be like; I shall be in charge of the survey for the defence of London, and have other odd jobs to do. The pay will not be quite so good, but I think it is a better opening, and London is better than Chatham, but—of course I shall be rather a nobody there.
I am having a quiet Sunday at the Brewery with nothing much going on When do you come home?
Yours ever | L. Darwin
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