3. Kriegstagebuch von Walter Naumann (Dezember 1916-April 1917), item 25

• November 22, 2017 15:58:52 Thomas A. Lingner

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  with Heidelberg! There Mr. Secretary and

  on the other hand a simple bussboy.

  That's the way of echelle in life. The 

  years of apprenticeship. 

  25.3.17   Schoner Friehlingstag 

  Last night I was forced to go

  to Martin again. I did it with 

  great pleasure. It is a nice walk

  at night. Everything is so dark 

  and quired  quiet  , except the lights on

  the front which go up the whole

  line from time to time. The 

  night before I saw some which

  went up high in the clouds,

  perhaps it was some signal

  for an aviateur. By going out

  at night now I am always

  listening to every noise, and

  that's because 2 French officers

  which escaped from  Auieyne 

  Prisoners Camp are still at freedom.

  The others (13) are caught.

  This morning, 7:45 I started again

  for my way. Beautiful day

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  Real inspiring weather. Returned

  for dinner.  Snapshoted  

  run. Went out in the afternoon

  to Hilaire. I think it must have

  been the most beautiful day 

  this year. Birds were singing

  and one could hear the grass

  growing. It is getting green.

  The air was so clear and one 

  could see far away into the 

  land to the Frenchmen. Swallows

  were up. Went on reading

  my book about Anna Karenina.

  The way Tolstoi talks is so

  nice and plain. Light to be 

  understood.

    I feel fine but always hungry.

  When I went to Hilaire to-day and

  compared those quartiers down

  there with ours up here in the 

  wood, I like ours much better.

  Down there they have dusty sticky

  rooms and ours are so nice 

  fresh and clean.

  
  

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• November 21, 2017 22:50:56 Thomas A. Lingner

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  with Heidelberg! There Mr. Secretary and

  on the other hand a simple bussboy.

  That's the way of echelle in life. The 

  years of apprenticeship. 

  
  

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