1 3rd London General Hospital Nov. 18. 1915 Dear Auntie Cha: Thank you ever so much for your
kind letter; I am quite alright again
and busy at work I am glad to say,
my neck got better quite quickly, though
it was rather uncomfortable at the time. I
think it was this cold frosty weather
coming on so suddenly, we have had
snow on the ground for two days
now. Thank you all ever so much for
offering to give me the sports coat, but
I have a nice warm woolen one
that I wear under my cloak when I
am out so I am quite well off
that way. It was kind of you to
think of it. Thank Auntie B. And Aunt Ellen
for the verses they sent, I so seldom see 2 the papers that I miss all the new things
that come out. I like Miss Maitlands'
especially; it is such a nice idea. All the streets and houses are kept
so dark at night it is quite hard
to find one's way about. I went
to the S. Kensington Museum the other day,
just an easy bus ride from here,
and got so interested in all the things
to see there that I had to rush
back in a great hurry. They have
exhibits there now showing how food
gets infected by different germs and
how they attack grains etc, and telling
you how to get rid of them. I
discovered such a lot of weird animals
too that I had never even heard of
before. The doctor gave me a tonic to
take and one of my patients, such
a funny little boy, was so delighted
that I ha it was my turn to be
dosed too, that he always makes
me drink my medicine so that he
he can see that I take it properly. It is very exciting news about Dorothy
and I am longing to see him. I do
hope he is really nice; I am sure
he must be. Di sounds so happy. I am still in the same ward,
and we have been very full up
lately, so many come back deaf or
with bad ears from exposure. The
doctor is such a clever man, and
the head sister so nice to work under,
I think the men are well-looked after
but one feels one really must do
everything one can for them. It
was really sad this week, one poor 3 patient who was being sent back to his
depot was so depressed that he tried
to poison himself. Fortunately the
bottle he took, although marked poison,
wasn't a very strong lotion and,
after making him very sick he
got alright and was being moved to
the detention ward. I was so sorry
for him - he was quite a nice man,
and I think being at the front had
upset his nerves a great deal. Twenty-five Australian nurses have
just arrived to help, nice tall, capable
looking women. This place is wonderful
the way it grows and grows, it is
quite a little town now. Best love to you all, I wish I could
fly over and see you all and have
a nice chat. Please thank Auntie D.
for the Strandtown Chrysanthemums. Your loving Celia