"She used to be so bitterly opposed to Church Union. But last night,
when father told her it was practically decided, she said in a resigned
tone, 'Well, in a world where everything is being rent and torn what
matters one more rending and tearing? Anyhow, compared with Germans even
Methodists seem attractive to me.'
"Our Junior R.C. goes on quite smoothly, in spite of the fact that Irene
has come back to it--having fallen out with the Lowbridge society, I
understand. She gave me a sweet little jab last meeting--about knowing
me across the square in Charlottetown 'by my green velvet hat.'
Everybody knows me by that detestable and detested hat. This will be my
fourth season for it. Even mother wanted me to get a new one this fall;
but I said, 'No.' As long as the war lasts so long do I wear that velvet
hat in winter."
23rd November 1917
"The Piave line still holds--and General Byng has won a splendid victory
at Cambrai. I did run up the flag for that--but Susan only said 'I shall
set a kettle of water on the kitchen range tonight. I notice little
Kitchener always has an attack of croup after any British victory. I do
hope he has no pro-German blood in his veins. Nobody knows much about
his father's people.'
"Jims has had a few attacks of croup this fall--just the ordinary croup
--not that terrible thing he had last year. But whatever blood runs in
his little veins it is good, healthy blood.
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