Item 01: Malcolm Shore Stanley correspondence, 8 December 1916-28 October 1918 - Page 165
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& for once it wasn't raining - unless I say its not raining assume that it is, this country is the wettest, soddenest, dreariest, muddiest country in the wide world. Tthe mail today brought me some Australian letters also an Auckland Weekly for which I am grateful.
There is a chance of Paris leave in the course of a week or so, my pay book balance is very small so I am writing to my Uncle Joseph for £10, might as well have a good time whilst I am away - I don't know how much you have sent to him, but make it good by an early mail, it would be a good scheme to send him money from time to time so that I can always be assured of having some, my 6/- per day will carry any ordinary expenses, as you will understand we have expences of this, that & the other with which total up in the long run. Mess is a considerable factor particularly if they have a special dinner, we had one a few days ago commemorating the company's anniversary in France, again there is another shortly to our chief who is leaving & so on, again my clothes wear out etc.
Our interpreter gave me a post card today on the back, he states that he has met me, that I am looking well, & he conveys