out the pledge I took before I enlisted. It is wonderful to have been spared so long but with the Italian + Russian fiascos staring us in the face it is obvious that the exposure to danger must be much prolonged.

In the meantime I have health + strength + all my faculties.

Birdie writes to say that Dick + Doug Gull are staying at Frilsham which looks like a family reconciliation - a fine thing in these days of dissensions everywhere.

I wonder if my old dream of a finish in