Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 117
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[Page 117]
June 7
Juin 7th
Mon Cher Amie,
Comment allez vous? Il pleut, oui mais il fut un orage terrible but really I can't find thunder & lightning in ma dictionaire, so won't continue in French. It was about the toughest storm I've struck hereabouts but it has cooled & cleared the air. The last few days have been quite oppressive and of course yesterday I must get inoculated, a sweet experience. Last night I felt like nothing on earth, couldn't sleep & this morning wasn't much better but thank heaven I'm on the mend now & hope to be my usual self by Sunday quand J'espere aller en Amiens. It will be a bit of a change to see civilization again, have a decent bath & two decent meals & perhaps hear some music. I shall I think go to High Mass at the Cathedral.
Il y a beaucoup demoisettes la, mais j'regardai seulement, je ne repondrai pas si ils parleraient a moi. What.
Things are fair to medium here, we came down form the line about a week ago. I was