7 p.m.
-- Complained bitterly of horse-copers . Said that his poor mount was discovered to be suffering from saddle-soreness , broken wind , splints , weak hocks , and two bones of the neck out of place . Dec. 9 . -- 7 p.m. -- One of last year 's billets , Private Merited , on leave from a gunnery course , called to see me and to find out whether his old bed had improved since last year . Left his motor-bike in the garage , and the smell in front of the dining-room window . 8 to 12 p.m. -- Sat with Private Merited , listening to Lieut. True Born on the mistakes of Wellington . 12.5 a.m. -- Rose to go to bed .