This letter is from the collection of Lady Lillian Spender, wife of the author, Sir Wilfrid Bliss Spender (1876 - 1960). The letters date mainly from 1915 to 1918, when Sir Wilfrid was serving in France. The letters concern politics, the Irish question, personal life, and Wilfrid's experience of the Great War.In this letter Spender writes that he has arrived at a destination where he is to spend some weeks. He is sharing a room with a curé and his two pictures of Popes, but promises that they will not disturb his sleep. He gives an account of a recent march he went on with 'one of the brigades', noting their discipline and their loss of numbers. Spender expresses astonishment that the Unionists have done so poorly on the Home Rule issue, characterising the situation as one where rebellion against the Crown is actively rewarded, and stating that a pardon for Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916) would be 'the limit'. He suggests that the war has descended into stalemate, and that there is very little chance of breaking the German line, unless the bad weather damages their harvest.In this letter Spender is writing to his 'dear folks', presumably his family. Sir Wilfrid Spender was a member of the British Army until 1913 when controversy surrounding his signature of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant resulted in his resignation. Spender was called up for military service in 1914 and from 1915 served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Throughout the war, Spender remained in contact with the Ulster Unionist leadership, and consistently opposed Home Rule and the six-county solution.