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with little sundry jobs - hut[?] cleaning & short marches
I find the marches a bit blowing to me at present.
I spent my furlough at home & had a nice
quiet time. Poor old Grandmaman is not very much
better, but she is more cheerful & suffers less.
I saw a good deal of dear old Syl; went to Queen's
Hall twice & once to the theatre. I saw Dolly Karslake
a few times & went to see Nelly. Roland Pegram is
dead, the poor chap died of fever abroad. His poor
people are very upset. Olive Pegram is engaged to
a M.G. Officer. I spent a good deal of my time with
Papa; the 10 days went very quickly & included no
excitements or [sensations?]. It did me good to see
old Corky's face, it reminded me of many jolly times
we had together with the 22nd in France. I don't mean
that it is anything like honey over there, but our
great compensation is that you have friends round
you - real tried friends & there are many little incidents
that happen, which, though she ere may be
forgotten, will be remembered always. - All sorts of
incidents sometimes happy, sometimes tragic & sometimes
very humourous & often all three together. -
incidents that draw you together, that prove the
pluck & dependency & worth of our pals in moments
of danger, as well as their good fellowship afterwards
behind the lines in times of better living. All
these things that one would'nt have missed
for worlds, that make one feel that there are at
least some real men in the world, whom one
was thankful to know.
I shall look forward to joining you, & will
be pleased also to see so many other friendly
faces once more. There is no doubt about it that
the 22nd, on the whole, is a hard bunch to beat.
These fellows here are an absolute wash [out?].
Good bye & good luck
signed Georges
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