olding her in the picture, and how much better as
I really don't need my left arm to hold such a mite), if I had you
close to me in it. I miss you so, and love you so! I told Wheeler
before I left as I was not going to waste time traveling I would not go
to Servia. So, as soon as I arrived, I was fretted with cables to go.
I cabled to stop giving me advice, that I had a much better chance in
France than anyone could have anywhere else. Maybe, before I arrive,
the Greeks will have joined the Germans, in which case, I WON'T LEAVE
THE SHIP. I'll come straight back on her to the Allies.

RICHARD.

November 20th.

This is the way Hope's cat looks, "My whiskers!" she says, "I never
knew I was to be let in for anything like this!" When I told her about
the big rats in the trenches she wanted to go with me next time, but,
today when I told her that the Crown Prince of Servia made his servants
eat live mice (he is no longer Crown Prince), she looked just as she
does in the picture. "Then, what do _I_ eat in Servia?" she said, and
I told her both of us would live on goat's milk.

You will be glad when I tell you I have been, warm. We came pretty far
south in two days, and, the damp chill of Paris is gone. On the train
a funny thing happened. An English officer and I got talking and he
was press censor at Salonica where I am going after Athens. I asked
him to look over the many letters I had and tell me if any of them
would be likely to get me in bad, being addressed to pro-Germans, for
example. He said, "Well, THIS chap is all right anyway. I'll vouch
for him, because this letter is addressed to me."

SEE THE CAT!
HOPE GAVE THE CAT TO HER DAD.
IS THE CAT SAD?
YES
IS THE DAD SAD?
VERY!!
WHY IS THE CAT AND THE DAD SAD?
THEY WANT HOME AND HOPE.
DO THEY LOVE HOPE?
DON'T MAKE THEM LAUGH!

We leave, the Basses, the English officer and I, in a small tub of a
boat for Patras, and train to Athens. I will try to go at once to
Servia. Harjes, who are the Paris house of J. P. Morgan, gave me a
"mission" to try and organize for the Servians the same form of relief
as has been arranged for the Belgians. He gave me permission if I saw
the need for help was imminent (and it will be) to cable him for
whatever I thought the Serbs most needed. So, it is a chance to do
much. To get out news will be impossible. However, here I am and
tomorrow I'll be good and seasick.

I have your charm aroun