1 10 Nov My pv. I will try one more letter to Rugby but afterwards until
Saturday I will send them to 29. What will Mater think of your daily post ! ! I know
she will want to hear "all the news." It is a wet day & so I mind the loss that Richardson has
gone off for a long tour investigating a serious charge against the
misuse of the post — luckily not by one of your own Ulster men
but by one of the new people attached to us. I do not think that our morphia magnatewill come out
after all & for once justice may be done though I shall be much
surprised if he does not get a brigade at home in consequence! I
would bet odds on something of this sort. I told you I think that M'Carmmon'sbattalion had been trans-
ferred to the 16th Div as a Reserve. He is awfully upset &I find it
difficult to forgive Gen Powell's obtinacyin Craig's &my advice
to apply for this battalion for our Divn. In the more latter days
he would I feel have taken this advice, but at that time he was
very much the autocrat, as you may remember. How is your cold? I do hope gone. Mine has practically
& in any case it won't do for you to take it to Mater's. She
will probably insist on rubbing you with her rings on , a performance
which I remember even now with some terror ! I am just the
good too much butter & new French bread perhaps but I hope
my tabloids will put this right. The Gen' is distinctly that way 2 &at meals is very trying sometimes bursting out into a wild
tirade suddenly about the food or waiting. Thank Heavens Farnham
is responsible for the mess,& in consequence it does not react on
him as it does would on any one else who has less intime, or a mere
Commoner ! a very important point. I was next to him last
night & continued my conversation with during this outburst
on purpose — it was a one sided converstion & I am not sure whether
it was approved. was strong on mixing the 16th&36 Div'
but I think I convinced him that he would be making a dangerous
experiment. I asked him what he thought would be the result if some of
one Divn (e g the guns) shot at some of the other, which must often
happen especially at night, or some shot near them, or if one was
a little late in supporting the other, through no fault perhaps, ..., can't you imagine ! This thoughtlessness is so typically the English point of view. Have you read Miss Bates' article in the Nov Nat' Review on
Carson & Ulster. It is very good tho' a little flattering in style. You might
write our joint congratulations if you have time Send it c/o him at the
Ulster club if you wish. I will close now as I think you are rather a spoilt
p r , but you pass on the spoiling too Ever your b w W.BSpender