Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 188
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letters & to know you were back & settling down again. April 1st & April 8th were the letters so you see it has taken a fair time for them to arrive when the date is 25 June. Oh I don't blame you swearing at me & calling me a cow pup.
Do you know a young Richards who used to go to Kings, he is in my old battery. I don't know what he's like, some of them like him but his manners could do with a brush up.
Yes I was in London & had to cable for money as I had none there, my brother used up all I had there but I don't think I enjoyed it very much, my two days in Kent were the best part.
Just now I'm cabling for more money as I believe I have a chance of getting to Paris and as you will know it's a frantically expensive place. I don't know yet whether I will manage it but I'm having a flutter. One might as well be flying round seeing things as staying here, we are still rusticating. The Just fancy Paris, what ho no restrictions, opera & civilization to the nth degree. I'm not building on it too much. Have been bobbing into Amiens