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- 14 February 1917 (Creation)
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Letter to Ruth Mallory written from France on 'Feb 14 1917'
He had not received any letters from her since 2nd and was hoping to before he left the next day for a new liaison posting.
He had been very happy with these people who were very agreeable and intelligent especially Bonneau. The next lot didn’t attract him although they lived in a very nice place – a little village of dugouts in a big chalk quarry. He didn’t expect to be there long and afterwards would be with General Perkins at III Corps H.A.
His liaison had been a success from a personal point of view but not much use otherwise. Was pleased with the report he had sent in after seeing the Aviation. He had gone to a lot of trouble to understand the French artillery and understood it in general terms better than their own.
Last night he had played chess and dined with some anti aircraft people nearby including Fowler, a very nice Wykehamist [attended Winchester College with Mallory] and was a very good mathematician and Fellow at Trinity.
He was still in bed at 8.15am when a Frenchman arrived to collect his luggage. He had it ready in 40 mins. It was a lovely morning and the crows had arrived. He loved crows as they were reassuring. Wished he was going to the next place in 6 weeks time as it would be lovely in the Spring.
He was anxious for news of her. Had a vision of her crying with her head in his lap and he had the feeling that she was trying to reach him.
[He then includes some extracts from his literary notebook]
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Written in pencil