Going home at the beginning of May

“Dear Mum!

I plan to come home at the beginning of May, but first I want to go on a capercaillie expedition, to which I have already been invited and am very much looking forward. Then I am invited to breakfast with the Emperor. I’ve now reached number 44 and want to stop at fifty. Lothar has already achieved his tenth aerial victory, and the squadron has achieved its hundredth since I’ve been here. Uncle Lex is coming to visit me in the next few days. Wedel was also here, and I’ve had the house full of guests all day.”