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I would have been 'all in' if it had
not been for those two names upon the
bushes - the first after big fellow which
was waiting for us at the river.
disaster when we got to the village.
I was hungry enough to eat chips for
I had had only apples since a bit of
it was there at night; but down for
one moment believe that I am the type of
tanker who boasts that 'I never bother
about tiffin. I never think about it.'
When I hear that from a man, I mean
ally shut him down as one who has not
hurled very much. Several times I
have been out with one of these men
who 'never think about tiffin' and
have usually found that when I sit down to eat my biscuits, dried fruit
sweet chocolate, he looks at it so anxiously
that I divide with him if he salvages
even the crumbs of the larger half.
On this particular day we had left camp
in rather a hurry; I had forgotten to
put anything except the apples in my pocket.
Harry had limped into camp just after dark and had met two guests
who were having affecting
Commander [illegible] Huthinks, and Naval
Attatch of the Air Station Major
Austin Barker of the British Army whom
we had been expecting for some short time.