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to let me have his invaluable advice. Everybody here is in high feather; tails up and full of beans.
France 8/7/19.
I have been eating chicken and rabbit to-day and taking medicine and feel a good bit better and in addition have had such a satisfactory interview with Lt. Col. Peck that though dead weary I am happier than I have been for some time. Tomorrow I will try to tell you something of it.
ST. GRATIEN, France.
9/7/18.
Last night tho' 1 went to bed early the guns and the usual bombing raid made such a noise I couldn't go to sleep for a long time and every now and then some big fellow would roar and wake me up. As a result I have been pretty tired all day but, nevertheless, have worked well and have just now at 8-30 p.m. knocked off; and simultaneously the rain has come down solidly. My protector, the Lt. Col. I wrote of before, came to my rescue yesterday morning. I went to him and told him that pending the arrival of some matter for lectures which I'd asked Alan to supply me with, I would like to paint a certain view, from which a picture of great historical interest could be made. He at once agreed, told me not to bothermy head abot the other matter and gave me a note to the engineers so that I could have some stretchers made of the size I wanted. He's a trump. As soon as the stretchers are ready he will get me the transport to take me out, to where I cah overlook the field and perhaps get a good view of a stunt in full swing. On another matter, I this evening consulted my Major friend; the man of splendid proportions and good looks and he, like a gentleman, has put me down for a tour with the most important officer dealing with the matter, so, after all, things are not so bad as they might be.
But to get back to the picture. It is probable that I'll be out in the woods for 3 or 4 days, but I hope that the result will be to justify my being told off to do more of the same kind of thing; and, as my canvas is rather wrinkled, I want you, please, when you