In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners . ays ago I received another letterfrom Mme. Laurent; the dear good friendwrites from *her flat at 7 Rue de Jouy in her usualintimate, delicate and, above all, feeling and lovingmanner. I mean the word loving in its onlytrue sense of an expression which provokes thesame trend of feeling which engendered time she inquires after you and neverforgets to say that she has been thinking andeven talking of F. U—n
In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners . ays ago I received another letterfrom Mme. Laurent; the dear good friendwrites from *her flat at 7 Rue de Jouy in her usualintimate, delicate and, above all, feeling and lovingmanner. I mean the word loving in its onlytrue sense of an expression which provokes thesame trend of feeling which engendered time she inquires after you and neverforgets to say that she has been thinking andeven talking of F. U—n. Few signs of friendship 155 In Ruhleben have affected me so much as this series of fourletters, spread over nearly a year, while I myselfhave not written once. Only too often it is thepupil, not the master, who is forced to say : Othou of little faith, couldst thou not wake withme one hour ? The summer is upon us now, Mother dear, andbeyond all spaces, there is in my heart the assur-ance of that transcending love which we can onlysubmit to in others, and as we bow, pray forstrength to act ourselves to continue the lovewhich was never deserved. Ever your loving Richard. 1^6. [Made at Ruhleben by Stanley Grand Stand, with a Ru»by football match in progress. [Facins: p. 156. A Mender: liAthrfL &rz. Barackc ISLBox flL. EftgnnacrUgvr-ftuhleeea xotb Jane, 1916. An -To M+S-2fiaApa*4tJ@B* On %JD*jLd± *JLA£x. .-StraQe No. 1 I r-T AN INTERNIERTE EtRltflLICI IV SENDENUNO Z«AR ALHSCH-LIESSLICH DURCH POJTANWEUUNO- AUF OfR R0CK5firf DU AR4CMN1TTM l»T OERVOLL NAME OE» EMPfANOIR* IV WIIDERHOLIN MONEY TO BE »ENT BV POSTAL OR DiliONI V NOT PER REOISTMED LITTER .ADDREMEE% PULL NAMt MUTT OE *« ;EOIfllv OM COUMTIRPOH *U» My darling Mother, Many thanks for your frequent letters,which have kept me not merely informed, butmade me almost a participator in your life. Inthe meanwhile you will have received my lettersand gathered from them what I am doing me just
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