France 7th October 1916
Tuesday
My Dear Ethel,
Just a few lines to answer your very nice, although short letter of the 29th. I quite understand that Harry steals all the news & leaves you practically nothing to write about but next time you write first and do him in. Now I have written him a fairly long letter and practically exhausted myself so I am afraid this letter will also be short.
I very much hope Alan will be able to get home, wouldn’t it be fine if I could get home at the same time but I don’t think it is much good thinking of leave at all.
I think you deserve to get into hot water, reading other people’s letters, but I have said enough in Harry’s letter. I do want though to buy you both a Christmas present & hope you will help Mother by telling her what you would like. Will you please me?
I am glad you like Madge’s husband and hope it will help to break your loneliness: it is a pity though that it is so awkward getting to their place.
My sympathy is entirely with the man in the antique shop. In a heated argument with an Irish woman he could not expect to do any good. Did he know the person he was talking to was Irish?
Well now I must get to bed so you must excuse more tonight.
With fondest love
I am, Yours,
Bernard.
P.S. How are Ada & Cecil getting on – remember me to them when you write and also everyone else I know in Dublin. B
No envelope with this letter.
There is an earlier envelope marked On Active Service envelope addressed to Harry R King, Esq., Glen Hilda, Park Avenue, Worcester, England.
Ansd 8/10/16
Postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE R.6. 2 OC 16. Hexagonal PASSED FIELD CENSOR 3624. Signed T.B. Cox
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