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Germans were E. & Brit. W. of Sivry when armistice commenced. A few shots were fired across the town.
They regard the "Flamands" with very little love - calling them Germans rather than Belgians. "A Walloon Flamand comes with a prayer book in one hand and a knife in the other" said a madame to me.
I have a very comfortable clean bed and have enjoyed a long conversation with M. Mme. & Mmlle. They speak better French than the French people we have met themselves.
15th
Marched from Sivry to Silenrieux - roads muddy & sloppy. Silenrieux is a picturesque village. A train is now running to Brusselles daily. My billet was with M & Mme Brusseret a fine couple of a superior class & very wealthy before the war. He was a grain dealer. The Germans burnt his home