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to march over, but the men on the whole are sticking it well & cheerfully, though sore eyes, bad throats & ears are rather common.
Sham fights have their funny sides, as indeed their make believe nature would lead one to expect. The varying state of enthusiasm of various officers is to a certain extent responsible for this. Our particular man, Capt Simpson is most keen, and his bump of humour is at times deficient.
Picture to yourself the enemy sitting & lying at ease some 200 yards away, buying cigarettes & oranges from the natives who follow us everywhere. Our men in extended order blazing away at them as if the battle were indeed being lost. Every now & again came the order "At the troops on the left front, 2 rounds fire," and away would go the rifles, but of all this