Item 03: James I. Marshall diary, 24 November-12 December 1916 - Page 18

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some excuse.

As we got tired of lounging around we went down and along Bond St where we were disappointed at what we saw of the 'Knuts'. In comparison some of our men at home are some dudes. The same of the ladies.

We had also kept our eyes open for a pretty flower girl but all we had seen were of the big footed, fat, beery looking 'Lizer style, with straw boaters, and shawls. Near London Bridge we thought we had seen a pretty one. She was certainly young, but not handsome, and her voice was absolutely vile, a most ear splitting screech.

We strolled down Shaftesbury Avenue, and then down several other streets of no importance, afterwards going down Regent St back to