received a letter saying that he was thinking if starting soon. You talk about your sight being cloudy but I think it is very good or you could not write such very good letters. Just now I am having a very easy time, not in the ? but in a comfortable billet with very little to do and perfect safety. It is a great pleasure to hear such good news of everybody though one knows very well there is plenty of other news everywhere. However the main thing is that everyone is fairly