1 9 Nov 15 My dear pr Your news of your happy visit at Elsie's is happy
reading & I am grateful to them for giving you so nice a holiday
I am glad the youngsters remember me, & hope they shallwill
get to know their new — fairly new still if rather old
& shabby — uncle before many years are past. About DON you write a lot of his attitude to you,
but what a growly surly wolf is much more interested in is
your attitude to him. Does he replace poor Julia, in
Your ...as well as in your affections, or does he remove
my shoes which are then declared as too old fro me, possibly reward offered &does he
monopolise my best & warmest rugs. In fact you have
roused the wolf's curiosity over the little beastie which of
course he would not deign to show. I suppose you haven't
paid the dog tax? He ought to keep you exercised &
out of taxies & other mischief, unless he says no busses
for me only taxies thanks! Russel is up & much better so I shall not have
to rouse the Gen' out of his postprandial slumbers as I did
last night. I thought he would be interested in hearing that our old
artillery was coming to us & our Terriers going to leave us, but 2 all I got out of him, was "well I don't see what I can do."
I felt inclined to say "wake up & take a little interest" but didn't. I was out this morning with 108 th Bdc bombing class,&
saw their new battalion at work — nothing very wonderful.—
HP turned up & he really expects a Division I believe. It is
almost incredible, but if you look ponderous & hold your tongue
you can impose on a good many people. There has been a rare rumpus with the chaplains.
Canon King has taken this line that he is not Senior Chap-
lain but Singletoninsists on sending his orders through him,
& the Presbyterians have gone on strike! I fancy the RC
element has complicated matters. The whole mismanage-
ment is a pity, but in any case these P.Ministers are
a little difficiles. Clyde Valley has been a little lame those last few
days but M'Gill is busy with hot bandages thinks he will
cure her without expert advice & it is as well to let him
try. Fanny still goes strong & has won the affectionate
admiration of Richardson's mare, which is tolerated by Fanny
without enthusiasm, & which is most amusing to watch.
It is a case of a complete infatuation almost as complete&
as incomprehensible as that of the b w for a little p r. Still your b w W.BSpender It wouldn't be much use my being home as you
can't receive any good marksnow! Hows the cold?