Harry is glad to have received Mim's letter and is touched that she thinks his cursing has increased since going to Spain. He writes about his good marksmanship and that he is a natural. He believes that his time is Spain will "straighten him out" and he thinks he'll be able to handle anything when he gets back to the US. He includes a verse from a song he has written in English and mentions that he is learning Spainish now that the IB has joined the Republican Army. He writes that there has been a turning point and it is expected that once the 500,000 conscripted Spaniards go into action, the war will be over. He hopes Catalonia pust an end to the 'Trotksy menace" that is trying to convince the Anarchists that the IB will overthrow them after the war.