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Robert Morriss Browning correspondence to Mabel C. Williams, November-December 1917

1917-11-30 Robert M. Browning to Miss Mabel C. Williams Page 1

Nov. 30, '17
Dear Miss Williams -
Your pre-exam letter has not been answered yet, I believe. It was very welcome but owing to the busyness of the last days I've rather neglected my correspondence. 
The R.O.T.C. people have all gone now, that is all the students have gone and the other officers are folding their tents.Our men have already moved into their winter quarters and I am hoping to get settled tomorrow. My moving will be complicated a bit by the fact that "F" Co., goes on guard. That means a continuous tour of duty from 11 a.m. Saturday to about 12 on Sunday. I'll probably have one of the sub-guardhouses so won't be very busy and will write a bunch of letters. we keep the prisoners and do all the paper work in the main guard-house and post most of the sentinels from the substations on the edges of the fort.
It's been a bit colder here lately. There's been snow on the ground all week, the first for about a month. we surely will be glad to be in steam heated quarters.
The Airedales interest me exceedingly. When you have time tell me all about 'em. I want to get me an English Bull myself but am not ready to buy just yet.
Thank you for telling me who spread the tidings about the ears. If I think hard I can visualize dimly a Currier girl, a Senior about the size of Ethel Blythe. Is that Marion?
I surely am glad to hear about Bunch and Hansen getting into the Service. I can't savvy the point of view of these people who are willing

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Nov. 30, '17 Dear Miss Williams - Your pre-exam letter has not been answered yet, I believe. It was very welcome but owing to the busyness of the last days I've rather neglected my correspondence. The R.O.T.C. people have all gone now, that is all the students have gone and the other officers are folding their tents.Our men have already moved into their winter quarters and I am hoping to get settled tomorrow. My moving will be complicated a bit by the fact that "F" Co., goes on guard. That means a continuous tour of duty from 11 a.m. Saturday to about 12 on Sunday. I'll probably have one of the sub-guardhouses so won't be very busy and will write a bunch of letters. we keep the prisoners and do all the paper work in the main guard-house and post most of the sentinels from the substations on the edges of the fort. It's been a bit colder here lately. There's been snow on the ground all week, the first for about a month. we surely will be glad to be in steam heated quarters. The Airedales interest me exceedingly. When you have time tell me all about 'em. I want to get me an English Bull myself but am not ready to buy just yet. Thank you for telling me who spread the tidings about the ears. If I think hard I can visualize dimly a Currier girl, a Senior about the size of Ethel Blythe. Is that Marion? I surely am glad to hear about Bunch and Hansen getting into the Service. I can't savvy the point of view of these people who are willing