you talk about being [?] of, well I had a letter from hanna[?] saying that they were in the same way, no mountains[?] could be used on the lands at all. I should love to be in the snow again. I have always wanted to try and ski, it seems so fascinating. Will you teach me if I can manage to come to B.C. after the war, it would be grand to do it together.

You seem to be having some trouble with the Huns in Canada, give them a little time when you get them. I do not seem to be able to work up a "hate" against Americans in the sam way as one does against the Germans. I would prefer to be in the Baltic for that reason. We have had some rotten luck out here with out boats; but hope for letters. I will tell you if I manage to bring any thing on this ship, I do not think it very likely as they shake us with [?] and T[?] and not bambe[?] that shake one up con[?]. I had a lively twenty minutes under fire the other day, but managed to get away, it seems ignaminous and makes me angry, but it had to be done as I could not retaliate. There is something very fascinating in being spineless[?] all round one and waiting gun then shall[?] to hit one, I am afraid that I love my tamfor[?] with them as I was not in the [?] to be alive to hit [?] but I hope to do so this [?]. I am going to a [?]