“Very warm. As a rule now we have a thunderstorm between 2 & 3 PM which makes venturing forth rather uncertain. I forgot to tell you that I went to the midnight mass in the Russian Cathedral on Easter Eve. It was a most wonderful show. The singing was magnificent. All unaccompanied. I stayed for about 2 hours & then went home. I think my friend, who went away about the middle of last month, will be back shortly. He has been fooling round South Russia & I hear from his fellow that he was caught by the Bolshevik in Manipol, I shall be awfully pleased to see him again. Absolutely no news. Nothing much to do in barracks or out. We are all awfully fit these days. We have a half hour’s walk into the decent part of the town. I hope the time is getting near now when I shall see you. Beastly scirocco to-day.”
{next post 26th April}
