As regards France in general, they are a long way behind England in so
far as trams, buses, etc., are concerned, but the country is simply
handsome. There is not a bit of idle land anywhere, for all you can
see for miles is nothing but wheat and fruit trees. The houses and
villages, I should think, were built years ago. They put you in mind of
the old-fashioned pictures of villages you see at home. The people are
the most cordial I have seen, and at the present moment they would give
you their hearts if they could: _Pte. Talbot, Army Service Corps_.