Item 02: Arthur Henson Smith letters, 8 January 1917-19 August 1919 - Page 9
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[Page 9]
away and I darent go over to have a smoke with a pal as I have never got anyone I can leave in charge should anything suddenly occur. And it is generally when one is just the slightest bit lax that the most important things occur. Sometimes I feel so fed up I would like to disband the outfit & go home. But I'll make up for it all next week for then I hope that two of my brother officers will have joined me & if so I am due for 10 days in England. And wont I make things willing when I get there. How I wish you were over there at present Pater old chap. I reckon we'd be able to knock out some fun eh? Fancy the two of us - right away from the Mater - Guess we'd make the pace a cracker - what!!! we'd look up some of those old fairies of yours & take them for a run down to Maidenhead for a day's picnic eh? I am keenly looking forward to seeing old Bob again. We're quite like brothers - he & I - not a bit like distant second cousins. Your other relations are jolly nice & homely too, of course, old chap, but they're awful wowsers. I suppose they like being like that but it's not too cheery altogether. It gets a bit monotonous at times & life's too short for that. One of them sent me a text or something similar for Christmas. I shall (I started to draw a pretty lady on this sheet but found that I was short of writing paper to finish this note. Hope you wont mind.)
[sketch of girl's head feintly drawn]