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<p>a9755004.html</p><p>"In the Field"<br />Somewhere in France [(6n)?]<br />Tues. aprés midi,<br />July 30th 1918</p><p>To Elsie,</p><p>Ma cherie Soeur .. It is a long while since I was able to send you, in return for your grand and seemingly never ending favors, some picture of the [can't read 2 words] I must use these two strays as we are not yet close enough to Civilisation to be able to purchase a stock..at any rate, I feel that you will not mind, so here goes! Your Febry 4th is Bef me, for which you have my dinkum thanks.. Tut! tut - "Cut out the [?]"! Who put it into your head that your letters are [indecipherable]. No - far from it. They're trés bon... [indecipherable] Nov<sup>r</sup>. P/Cs I sent. good. O!...Merci! [indecipherable] Miss Roberts of the Country with my add. You have gladdened a lonely heart. No not mine, but her's. Her letter came along [indecipherable] to be a big surprise to me. [words hidden] such a "snice" one - & a "snice" girl too! Yes, I rem<sup>r</sup> Dave Lawler. Can't remb what I said now that made it appear as though didn't "compree"...Of course "Aussie" is the best place on the Earth! No Dinkum could bring himself to [indecipherable] any other "joint" no matter how trés bon it might be, [word hidden] as good, or anything near it [words smudged] Glad to learn that "Billy" Fountain & family & "Mick" [hidden word] are ok. My regards to [word smudged].</p><p>Some field grass of France (near les Trencheés?) gathered for you. Harrie x.</p>