Cocks letter diary, 1916-1919 / Verner Cocks - Page 317
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[Page 317]
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practice but you must do it to get on. You must tip everyone. Taxi drivers will argue the point if you don't give them enough. You go into a theatre - you must tip the chap who sells you a programme - tip the girl in charge of the cloak room & tip the girl who showed you to your seat. Jack & I went into the Olympia & left our coats in the cloak room - it cost us two francs to get them out again - another kid sold me a 1 program for a france & it cost us another franc to be shown to our seats. You only fall in like this about three times & then you are educated.
We had our photos taken while in Paris - they ought to be ready soon. I sent several parcels home - two containing souvenirs which I had been carrying round France for twelve months & some presents one for you - a bag, one for Myra - a bag also - a little travelling clock for Jean & a little snuff box or powder box or some other such mystery for Billo & an aeroplane for Jack. I hope they get home because I took the opportunity of getting something good there - everything is very dear though. The bags are the latest Paris fashion.
William got back on the 6th inst. spending half a day at Boulogne on the way & were only settled down two days when he had to pack up & shift again. We came a long way in lorries & marched a good way eventually arriving