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Conger Reynolds correspondence, February 1918

1918-02-15 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2

I feel I ought not to go down there every night where they are drinking hot chocolate and singing wild songs like "Perfect Day" and "The Rosary." Instead, I am staying at the caserne. I am writing by candle light in our lecture room, the only place in the fort (except the kitchens) where I know there is a warm stove. The temperature has dropped considerably the last two days. Sunny France is a damp chilly place. Gotamighty bad cold in consequence. Crawling into my sleeping bag at night and out in the morning is a terrible ordeal. And the cold water shaves and ice water washing of hands and face - oh, la-la! 
I wrote a card to the Ketcham's tonight to keep a promise. I told them I knew now how to appreciate the glories of the comfortable room I had at their house, and particularly the bath room. Honest, there haint no sich thing like it in this part of the country. At home one takes such little things as bath rooms, and - and other conveniences as the most matter of fact facilities.

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I feel I ought not to go down there every night where they are drinking hot chocolate and singing wild songs like "Perfect Day" and "The Rosary." Instead, I am staying at the caserne. I am writing by candle light in our lecture room, the only place in the fort (except the kitchens) where I know there is a warm stove. The temperature has dropped considerably the last two days. Sunny France is a damp chilly place. Gotamighty bad cold in consequence. Crawling into my sleeping bag at night and out in the morning is a terrible ordeal. And the cold water shaves and ice water washing of hands and face - oh, la-la! I wrote a card to the Ketcham's tonight to keep a promise. I told them I knew now how to appreciate the glories of the comfortable room I had at their house, and particularly the bath room. Honest, there haint no sich thing like it in this part of the country. At home one takes such little things as bath rooms, and - and other conveniences as the most matter of fact facilities.