Yours faithfully,
Here is Frank's account of the wrestling as it appeared in the next letter he sent home:
I explained who I was, and was then allowed to come nearer. They were drunk, and with glassy eyes talked about francs-tireurs, the friendship Germans felt for Netherlanders, and so on. One of them entered the still burning corner house and returned with three bottles of wine, one a bottle of Champagne; corks were drawn and one of the bottles handed to me. First I said that I never took wine, then that the doctor had forbidden it; it was of no use. The fellow who held the bottle in front of me got nasty, and shouted:
On the strength of this Mr. Wallace elsewhere observes:
Opening day is a joyous occasion!
us home in his buckboard. We are supposed to be inside the campus
I always said whether you fly a crate full of passengers or handle one full of eggs, you get a good break sometimes!
Cairness came up. "Are we going into camp, Captain?" he wanted to know, "or are those fellows going to follow the trail?"
And the General, entering the room at that time, added:
"Is Odiam that farm near Totease?"
"How?speak!" said Sudbury.
De Boteler said something in a low tone to Richard, who turned to the monk.