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dressed By the way I have just come by a new pair of
army boots My brown ones bought in June 1935 are getting a
bit dingy about the soles which is a pity because they are most
frightfully comfortable but they may last for quite a time yet
However I could not face the idea od paying 50-60 for
a pair of bloody Palestinian boots + so I selected a pair of
ordinary black army boots from my Quartermaster 's store + as
we are several pairs to the good these have cost me
nothing at all They were rather heavy stiff + cumbersome
to begin with but now they are getting broken in + are
very pleasant to wear + look quite alright So you see
I am being as thrifty as I can be darling
It is now after lunch- I went to fetch Peter back during
the morning Poor little chap he looks rather terrible
with half his ears quite raw + the hair all raw + in
his head + chest molted with blood But he seems very
chirpy + was delighted to see me It is of course very
tender + tomorrow I have to take him along to have
them bandaged across the top of his head so as they
stick up properly afterwards I was a little sorry I had
had it done when I saw him today - these aids to
beauty are a little cruel aren't they?
I also went round the chemists shops this morning buying
up a suppy of Gills CR tooth paste They keep running out
here there is nothing else to equal it for my pretty
teeth I have just got up from my chair + been to the mirror
has a good look at them + they really are doing very well
that was a remarkably lucky escape I had from that man
Sinclair in London Here I am 5 years afterwards in perfect
health + with a glistening row of teeth all my own +
as near as anything they all came out in May 1936 The
difference between the two alternatives is so tremendous
or it is to me anyway -I'm sure it is to you too
Friday May 30th I'm no good for anything at all at the moment
darling I can't write to you because nothing seems