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fury - & so I did the same to Peter. And again
today, he attacked a small white dog, in a
really bad tempered way. He seems to be
becoming a fighting dog, which is the last thing
I want. So I fixed him up, took cross strap
off my Sam Browne & laced into him
with that. He screamed & howled & gave me
most pathetic looks - but he has been very humble
& affectionate for the remainder of today. Also
he is getting frightfully randy - he does not
jump up on dogs thank goodness, - but on the
slightest pretext, his thingmugbob sticks out.
I think Chamatzski feeds him too much meat
& so he is now going on ration of bread
& rice & gravy & stock & porridge.
I have just been sent a new officer to take
the place of Moseavitz. He is 25, comes from
Poland, has been in Palestine 5 years, was in a
Bank in Jerusalem, - & his name is Dekman.
He seems a pretty timid, unenthusiastic [pretty
dopy son ?] of individual. I do not think he
will be much use. God knows how they select
these people as officers. He came out of the
same officer's course as Ben's brother, who as
I think I told you, is a pc class chap, & they
turned him out as a private soldier. It really