Harry is glad to have received Mim's lighthearted letter. He writes that the night before, he was informed that his best friend, a truck driver, was killed. He says that there has been an unconfirmed report that fascist General Mana has been killed and that six enemy planes were shot down over Bilbao. He is grateful for Mim's letters and is glad she liked the song he wrote. He would write more songs but cannot find a piano in town.