Friday - November 5th

Go to Blackheath & lunch with Jack in the officer's mess of the 8th Post Office Rifles. - the subalterns seem a splendid lot of fellows, 6 of them Canadians - all want to know about the trenches & whether I was coming to them. Wish I could, but Jack says his expenses are greater than his pay. The adjutant is going to try & place me with the Territorial Engineers. - Go back to London on top of a tram - 12 miles of continuous city. - Find that Russell Elliott has been interesting Sydney Pascall in me. -Partner of a large candy firm, in politics & with much influence. Go home to Sideup with Ted - and of course am pampered some more. Kitchener's resignation placarded around - everybody amazed (well they may be) - turns out to be only a rumour.