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- ell of us, when we hit good old 1206 again.
I wonder if Aunt Annie will mind me sending our thanks for her dandy parcels through you? I know she reads all our letters, and it is a mighty hard proposition to avoid repetition when so little is happening to us. So will you please thank her for both of us.
That’s all for this trip. Am too sleepy to write any more.
Beet love to everybody,
Fred
France,
Feb. 9th, 1917.
Fear Mother and Fad, -
Guess it must be all of ten days since I last wrote, but as the kid hae dropped you a few lines in the meantime, don’t suppose you have any kick coming. Fully intended writing last night, but was out on pass end didn’t get back till nearly "lights out".
We have been having an extremely easy time these days, so haven't any complaint to: make on the score of being overworked.
We have good billets, best we've had for some considerable time, in spite of the 60 odd steps required to reach them. Both of us have "palaisses",. and double up. As we have seven blankets and our greatcoats, we sleep fine end warm. Five heavy blankets and our greatcoats on top of us may sound too many toyou folks, but they are needed ttese cold nights, I can tell you.
Only our section is here, and we run a small hospital, only ten patients in today I believe. So a very smell staff is needed to keep that end going,,the rest of us usually having a pretty easy time df it. Today I'm on kitchen again, but as only a few men are here,, there isn’t a greet ddal to do. We served dinner at noon, and were all cleaned up by quarter past one. It is now 2.JO and haven’t anything more to do till about 4. Am sitting in the mess room above the kitchen on a gasoline can by the stove. (Some prepositions in that sentence, eh whatj)
This chateau is located just on the outskirts of one of the largest coal mining districts in France. Several decent sized towns are within reasonable walking distance, and have taken advantage of the spere time at our disposal to give them the "once over". It is really a treat to see a decently dressed girl again,.
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