Concerning mail received, including letters, both recent and long delayed, and a package; describes contents of package. Went to the town again with the troops and describes French countryside and how he imagined Edith with him, looking at both the beauty and the destruction (intersperses description with account of songs being played on an accordion and sung as he writes). Recounts visit to public baths and a newly opened Red Cross club, where the movie "Impatient Years" was playing. While shopping for Edith, encountered Marlene Dietrich and got her autograph. Describes passing a field hospital and notes the German offensive air force is no more. Obtained a billet in a private building and recounts conversation with French family across the hall.
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