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Pension where John Hughes & myself stayed during our visit in Paris. To my delight the old lady was there & though she did not recognise me at first, after a few minutes conversation she remembered me. She was frantic with delight & spoke so rapidly that my knowledge of French was hard put to it to keep in touch with her. She asked me to be sure & stay with her when I get leave to go to Paris. She is a dear old thing & I was more than delighted at meeting her again.
I left Paris at 8.15 a.m. on Tuesday April 4th, had a few hours at Calais – then after spending the night at a rest house for officers I reported back to the 18th Battalion on the following morning.
I was glad to be back with all my friends & take up regimental work again. Officers & men were quartered with french families who could not do enough for us.
Next day Friday we moved off bound for the trenches. En Route we were inspected by General Joffre. He looked remarkably well