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I, not knowing whether our aerial friend was really the danger his work seemed to convey calmly remained behind the shelter provided by a huge stack of bran. Occasionally a shell bursting in the vicinity would scatter a whole bag over our heads, but that was considered nothing compared to ourselves. I am afraid a good number imagined themselves in various portions doing the aerial trip, but luckily none became actual fact.
Meanwhile our friend, the taube, still circled over our heads but I preferred to be comparatively safe where I was than seeking a fresh cover under shrapnel. You see I knew the dangers of the latter & had yet to learn the respective claims of the former. I had an opportunity the next day of witnessing a bomb from the clouds & the amount of damage it could do provided it falls correctly. It was from the heights of the right wing that I saw the actuality & right glad I was that the distance separating us was some miles. The general report current this morning is to the effect that General Bridges is dead, whether from the effects of a wound received some days back, or otherwise I can't say. Have since ascertained his death was due to shock following amputation. We are all greatly distressed at the loss of so remarkable