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of trouble in finding a decent ground. Wrote to J. George & Mother.
Names of Hotels & Estaminets I noticed along a road.
"Au Gros Mur" - The Big Blackberry
A l'Epinette - The Little Pinetree
Au coeur joyeux -- The Joyous Heart
Demur Chretien - The Demure Christian?
Aussi bon qu'ailleurs - "The As-Good-As-
Elsewhere."
Le coq rouge, le Au Cheval blanc., Au cheval noir.
Entry 8.9.17 - Going to Brigade Pierrot Show in a few minutes. Received Letter from J. (3/6/17) yesterday. Dug trenches for bombing yesterday with 50 men - quick work done.
Weather still fine but occasionally showery with thunder.
Incidents - Madame sells the fowl run over by heavy motor lorry (6 francs).
Dog fight leads to noisy quarrel among neighbours. -
Pyjamas fairly astound the whole family; they had never heard of them before. The same experience by other officers