Fergusson on the state of the 9th Brigade telling us that confidence in the situation had been restored etc since our arrival. In one of our trenches the Germans have had a lodgment [sic] for some time and there is only a sand bag barrier separating us from them. The shaded portion of the trench is about 20 yards long [inserted sketch] and is two or three feet deep of water and mud. From the right end of the German trench where it breaks