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past four month are from France. I fancy the last letter I had from you was written on my old yellow military paper and there was some lark on the envelope I had intended to mention.

You would certainly have laughed had you seen me a few days ago – I had grown quite a reasonable display of hair on my upper lip – Blest if I know – I can hardly make myself believe, that in six weeks I shall be twenty-three –

The hospital is a Catholic hospital and so Mass is held here every Sunday –

I am going to get Cecil to send you the address of one Lieut McKinnon – rather his fathers address – You have heard from me of him before this – I thought such a lot of him that I had intended to do quite an unusual thing – e.g. tell his people in a few words how he was appreciated. If you get his people's address could you do that for me Dad Keen – Confident – Reliable, an Officer and Gentleman. My letters from here are of course limited so that I am personally unable to write

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