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4.

other dogs + officers + soldiers too Except when things
get a bit too hot for him + when he relives very rapidly
but as gracefully as possible into my orderly room.
One of the funniest sights imaginable is to see
Peter standing firmly + four square in the middle of
the barrack square - + with the utmost cheek +
show of authority glaring round the place at
everything + everybody He is really a character + is
by now quite big - about the same size as Simon,
& showing no signs of stopping growing.
I must go to bed. Goodnight sweetest darling
Barbara. I am longing for you, more than ever XXXX
Sunday Aug 3rd. I'm a good deal better tonight, thank
goodness. I had a very strenuous morning, preparing a joint
scheme which these navy people & my boys are going to do.
I must have welked about 10 miles, mainly in sand &
arrived back for lunch at 3.0 O'clock. I then dossed down on
my bed for two hours_ & then meandered about, having a
shower & reading a little & doing some work & having
a light supper consisting of potato salad & melon &
listening to the news & I have just had a very
large brandy, which seems to have done me good &
has made me feel well enough to sit down & go
on with this letter.
This really is the strangest, oddest, vegetable life
which I am leading. As far as work is concerned, I
seem to have got into a complete cleft stick