RJC, Gerry and Wood and I went to the Gannel; I photographed a red-throated diver, and saw a coal tit. I am not going to put down what I saw fully as it is in my bird notes. … zfr zwl
We were read to in the evening—rather a horrid Edgar Allen Poe. zbn
A good birthday, but I can’t help comparing it with the ones at home. zcl zfl
Wednesday 5th
… I began to feel pretty sick. zil
Thursday 6th
I woke up feeling better, but felt a very little sick later. Apparently I looked worse than I felt. … zil
We had a rather good talk on tactics by Major Kerridge in JTC re: infiltration and then deploying. … zct
Friday 7th
I read ‘Wuthering Heights’ in the 12-1 [the hour before lunch was sometimes free time]. Wood unsuccessfully sand eel hunted with T for the gull, whose wing B had bound with adhesive tape. zbn zwl zmt
… the ‘Chinese Magician’ gave his show. I got a good seat fairly near the front between a radiator and B. Wood was with Smith—although he’s usually quite friendly he never seems to want to do anything or go anywhere with me. He did some quite clever conjuring tricks. … zth zfr zop
Sunday 9th
… My boils were anti-floed [treated with anti-phlogiston] after breakfast, and the little one squeezed. The big one is still rather painful, and not ready to be squeezed. That will be nasty. … zil zmt
I got some fresh bramble leaves for Cruickshank’s caterpillar … zwl
I read after tea ‘Pride and Prejudice’. zbn
Wednesday 12th
…Gas mask inspection tomorrow, which follows well on a story M told me the other day about gas at Falmouth. … zwr zwp
