Item 01: James Wilkie letters, ca. 1914-1918 - Page 92
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[Page 92]
I still have two here, they do the clerical work. Just now I am charging round the country all day & enjoying it hugely after being cooped up in dug outs for a fortnight. I come home tired and footsore & hungry but am picking up wonderfully & feel splendid.
I like walking better than riding especially this weather, its so gloriously fresh. The very cold weather has finished thank God, it nearly killed us. All the snow has vanished & the ice. We are having a little cold snap just now, a white frost & very thin ice of a morning but nothing like what it was & the sun has got some warmth in him.
Day before yesterday I was all round the batteries. Very noisy. Today I had a glorious walk to the new HQ position & back. The view all round the country is great, or will be when the weather is clear but today was misty a bit but I could see lots. Ground is thick with
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