Mentioned this in tags for a post yesterday but here's the letter on Geppetto's blackboard. Posted this on Reddit/DW ages ago, dunno if anyone ever fully transcribed it but here it is partially.
until I gave them one where an
article was sold for £24 at a loss. X
so much per cent. What was the cost price
-- well, a member got £20 for the
X so I retired badly wounded.
Friend called at night school last Friday
and told me he had seen you
and survived -- so I asked X to
remember(?) me to you which I hope
the varlet(?) did. Have you learned(?) the little
story of the German soldier who had his foot
shot off and asked the Irish priest to carry
him to the X. On the way a shell
took off the German's head but [name?] went
on X of the fact. X X, the
C.O. said, "what's the good of bringing in
a man with his head shot off, [name?]?
His head, is it" says [name?] "He told me it
was his foot"! So cheer up, [name? Arthur?]
you'll soon be up and moving(?), and
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