Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 69
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[Page 69]
work of our favourite authoress (I don't think) Victoria Cross.
Well anyhow I shall endeavour to be less frivolous. We have had some gorgeous weather but alas it ended last night when we had rain & wind & cold. Today has been very rough & it is still blowing.
I have acquired a rather comfy domicile & this afternoon I was reduced to impotent swears at hearing we were moving tout suite. However we didn't thank heaven, moving this weather would be plain hell. I have been looking for Duncan who is handy, he is in charge of a B.A.C. so is getting on. We had a stunt today most successful, 'tis rumoured, but we won't know much about it until we get the daily papers day after tomorrow. You'll really know as soon as I will, quaint thought & I'm up against it. I can see the illuminations from here but we are quite blasé these days. The old 'bat' is handy & I go over often but so few of the old crowd