Item 01: Malcolm Shore Stanley correspondence, 8 December 1916-28 October 1918 - Page 293
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be able to appreciate the idiosyncracies of R.L.S's donkey; I hope it kicks & bites a donk isn't much use if it doesn't.
I'm wondering with whom to pull the wish bone think I'll try it with my petite amoureuse over the hill the soap & face cloth will see immediate use. You are all awfully kind.
The padre who was staying in my billet & was too lazy to say his prayers before he went to bed, has taken his leave for pastures new. I wish his new unit luck, particularly as he didn't create much of an impression here, for your peace of mind I would add he was an R.C. I get almost sick at times when I look round at the padres we get, they - that is the majority - are awful specimens, the R.C's seem to look after their chaps best, so far as I am concerned there has not been a service for over 4 months - the last we had was in an almost roofless barn behind the lines last November, jolly shame for the majority of our men are C of E or non conformists. I do wish they could do more for us.