Letter: To Marion Scott.

Written while Ivor Gurney was on a signalling course at Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. Discusses the situation of the war and the hopes that the 'Liberal Elements' of the Central Powers will respond to the Allies / dislikes the position that Great Britain must 'get even' with the Kaiser / likes the approach of the 'Westminster Gazette' / identifies poems written in the trenches / feeling 'dry' / instructs Marion Scott to wait a bit before sending poems to newspapers / asks if she has heard that 'Severn and Somme' has sold out / mentions that he spent a pleasant night with a fellow soldier and his wife.

本手稿创作于伊沃·格尼（Ivor Gurney）在诺森伯兰郡锡顿德拉瓦尔参加信号兵训练课程期间。文中论述了战争局势，期盼同盟国阵营中的自由派势力（Liberal Elements）能够对协约国作出回应；不认同英国必须向德皇（Kaiser）复仇的论调；赞赏《威斯敏斯特公报（Westminster Gazette）》的报道立场；提及了在战壕中创作的诗歌；自述感到身心干涸（feeling 'dry'）；嘱咐玛丽昂·斯科特（Marion Scott）暂缓将诗歌投寄至报社；询问对方是否听闻《塞文与索姆河（Severn and Somme）》已售罄；并提及自己曾与一名战友及其妻子共度了一段惬意的夜晚。