France 7-10-17 Dear Fred. Havent heard from you for a long time but suppose it is my own fault for if I remember correctly I owe you one. How are Claire and the children- The latter will be quite grown up- I was surprised at the last snap you sent me. Mabee by today's paper that Brewster is on his way Last to confer with Sir Robert and that the chances are that Sir Wilfred will resign- That the Nationalist may have the balance of power &- what is the situation anyhow? Seems to an outsider that the Situation is rather obscure- Well this damned war goes on doesn't it? It would have paid one at the start to have gone into the thing in