Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 61
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thought it was splendid. I thought it awfully kind of Mrs. Johnston, she asked me to let her know if I went to England so I did & she wired to come down to dine & sleep. I went down, it was rather cheeky of me as I only had what I stood in & the uniform isn't new & its such a swell place she stays at, acres of grounds & lakes & baths & theatre attached but she was sweet & had a private sitting room with a beautiful piano so I had a good time.
I was sorry to leave, Jimmy is a lovely kid & really most charming & we chummed up. He quite took to me & didn't seem to notice I was quite old & shabby.
I'm just dying to see the Bush House & the garden at Tog. I wish the blessed war would hurry up & finish but it doesn't seem to hurry. Its been so quiet lately but there's a bit of a strafe on tonight. Plenty of glare & noise.
I'm just coming back to earth after my week's leave. On it was simply splendid, I haven't adjectives for it. London is a grand place, & the weather was perfect & I had old Tan my special pal. We didn't do much sight seeing, in fact lived quietly as we were neither of us too flush. Mostly doddered round on busses & spent most of the time in the parks which were at their best & a good best too. Went to theatres every night, the Bing Boys you'd love. The