My dear Misey I have been looking for the book, but it is a dilapidated little brochure and has disappeared. Sentence No 1 was only my awkward translation, the crowd was impeding progress, so the old soldier called out ‘Come on, Crawlers, hindering us from going out to die for you’ is the sense The other bit is wrong from a careless omission which I have supplied. I don’t want the ... continue reading

My dear Misey Here is a note from Mr Gurney. I send it in case you should be changing your address, in which case it might not be so safe to let him write direct even under the care of the Angels.

I was at Rownhams yesterday, and was sorry to hear of the new sorrow. Maria had had a cold, but was nearly well, Mr Wilson has left off crutch in the house

yours affectionately C ... continue reading