The Archive · 1941

Naturally Nervous

The first day I was here. walked infor a meal and. sat of the slait folacers table Cwlthoug knowing, that 12), "The junior ernieers let aead.'ana were pong: at east they hough, to see me propery told off. Much to their disgust; the staff officer came and sat next, to me and wed, in. conversation. Naturally this won't happen again, and when I was told what I had done I was very. very nervous.

T have my own batman now and

even brings me a cup of tea in the he does nearly everything for me mornings. Not bad, eh? The first day I was out in the uniform 1 was very self-conscious. When the, lads saluted me I was embarrassed, but 1 over that now.

The best part of all this is\ the pay, Tam now earning C$6.25 a day. Quite good, don't you think? 1 will now be able to sive some, Lord Knows I need to, It was never pos~ sible to do s0 before, The mess bills I don't imagine will be very high, Tam expecting to get away with $25 or less, as I now don't Indulge drinking, Even if 1 did. it wouldn't help, as this island is-DRY,

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