Women like Sylvia are the jam on their bread and butter. But why would she do that? To let him know she's on the warpath. Well, don't worry about Christopher, it was only pneumonia, and not at the Front. He's 100 miles from the nearest German trench. His job is kitting out fresh troops on their way to the fighting. Nothing to worry about but air raids. But are they dropping bombs on him? My dear, they're dropping bombs on you, and yet here you are. But I thought Christopher was looking after horses somewhere safe. That's the War Office for you. But an Infantry Base Depot is a soft posting, so long as you're not sent back to your battalion. Anything but the trenches!